astounded
"astounded" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“astounded” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #31,070 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #31,070
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | astounded |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #31,070 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “astounded” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for astounded is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #31,070 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for astounded, with forms such as "asotunded", "asstounded", and "astonuded". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is astounded, spelled A-S-T-O-U-N-D-E-D.
Definition
- 1Surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asotunded,asstounded,astonuded,astoudned,astoundde,astoundded,astoundedd,astounedd,astounnded,asttounded,astuonded,atsounded,satounded
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of astounded - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “astounded”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-S-T-O-U-N-D-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.