astounding

/əˈstaʊndɪŋ/

//əˈstaʊndɪŋ// verb

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"astounding" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“astounding” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,954
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of astound

Corpus desk

Index EN-astounding · astounding · English

astounding · rank #15,954 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,954
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH atheism

Nearest frequency peer: atheism (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “astounding”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “astounding” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for astounding
PropertyValue
Headwordastounding
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈstaʊndɪŋ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,954
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “astounding”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).astoundinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “atheism” (#15,955), “arches” (#15,952), “apes” (#15,951). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “astounding” is #15,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around astounding (IPA /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,954 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of astound".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for astounding, with forms such as "asotunding", "asstounding", and "astonuding". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is astounding, spelled A-S-T-O-U-N-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of astound

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asotunding
  • asstounding
  • astonuding
  • astoudning
  • astoundding
  • astoundign
  • astoundingg
  • astoundinng
  • astoundnig
  • astounidng
  • astounnding
  • asttounding
  • astuonding
  • atsounding
  • satounding

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of astounding - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

asotunding2asstounding1astonuding2astoudning2astoundding1astoundign2astoundingg1astoundinng1
Edit distance from "astounding"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "astounding"?
"astounding" is spelled A-S-T-O-U-N-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/.
What does "astounding" mean?
As a verb, "astounding" means: present participle and gerund of astound
What are common misspellings of "astounding"?
Common misspellings include "asotunding", "asstounding", "astonuding", "astoudning", "astoundding". The correct spelling is "astounding".
How do you pronounce "astounding"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "astounding" is /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "astounding" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "astounding", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list