astonished
a·ston·ished/æ- -d/adjective, verb
astonished is spelled A-S-T-O-N-I-S-H-E-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables (a·ston·ished). It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, astonished means “Amazed; surprised” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in astonished?
| Letters | 10: A-S-T-O-N-I-S-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: a·ston·ished |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,356th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is astonished?
Astonished appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce astonished?
- /æ- -d/
- /əˈstɒn.ɪʃt/
Astonished has 3 syllables, split a·ston·ished in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-astonished.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of astonished
- more astonished comparative
- most astonished superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does astonished mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Amazed; surprised.
utterly astonished
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of astonish
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Astonished in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense amazed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abasourdi, stupéfié |
| German | erstaunt |
| Portuguese | estupefato, estupefacto, estarrecido, atônito, atónito |
| Spanish | asombrado, turulato |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.