cupful

/ˈkʌp̪fl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

"Add a cupful of milk to the sauce."
"But as things were it was manageable enough, and we did not ship a cupful of water."

From Middle English copful, copfull, cupfulle, cuppefulle, equivalent to cup + -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kopful (“cupful”), West Frisian kopfol (“cupful”).

cupfuls (plural) cupsful (plural)

breakfastcupful coffeecupful eggcupful teacupful

cup

Questions

How do you pronounce cupful?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌp̪fl̩/.

What does cupful mean?

The amount necessary to fill a cup.

Where does cupful come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce cupful

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “cupful”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈkʌp̪fl̩/) so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “cupful”.

Repeat and practice — Say “cupful” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.