How to spell powerful

hear itpow·er·ful/'paʊərfəl/adjectiveRules and real life

What it means: Having great physical strength or force.

In a sentence: The superhero is very powerful and can lift heavy cars easily.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as powerfull or powerfal.

Same family: power, powerfully, powerless, empower, powerhouse. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Powerful comes from the noun "power," which traces back to Old French "poeir" meaning "to be able." The suffix "-ful" means "full of," so powerful literally means "full of power" or "having great ability or strength."

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