astounding
/əˈstaʊndɪŋ/adjective, verb
astounding is spelled A-S-T-O-U-N-D-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, astounding means “That astounds or astound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in astounding?
| Letters | 10: A-S-T-O-U-N-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is astounding?
Astounding appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 astounding?
- /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/
Astounding has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-astounding.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of astounding
- more astounding comparative
- most astounding superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does astounding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That astounds or astound.
astounding success an astounding spectacle
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of astound
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Astounding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that astounds or astound:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | impressionnant |
| German | außergewöhnlich, beeindruckend |
| Portuguese | impressionante |
| Spanish | asombroso, pasmoso, sorprendente, epatante |
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.