The word "tentful" is spelled with a silent "f" at the end. This is because the word is made up of two separate syllables, "tent" and "ful". In IPA phonetic transcription, "tent" is represented as /tɛnt/, while "ful" is represented as /fəl/. When the two syllables are combined, the "t" sound at the end of "tent" is not pronounced, and the word is pronounced as /ˈtɛnt.fəl/. "Tentful" refers to a quantity of something that would fill a tent, such as a tentful of people or a tentful of equipment.