Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spadeful

/ˈspeɪdful/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spade-ful
IPA
/ˈspeɪdful/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount held or moved by a spade at once.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From spade + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

spadefuls (plural) spadesful (plural)

Synonyms

spadeload shovelful[Appendix:Glossary shovel shovelful

Questions

How do you pronounce spadeful?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspeɪdful/.
What does spadeful mean?
The amount held or moved by a spade at once.
Where does spadeful come from?
From spade + -ful.

How to pronounce spadeful

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