dumbfounded
adjective, verb
dumbfounded is spelled D-U-M-B-F-O-U-N-D-E-D: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dumbfounded means “Shocked and speechless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dumbfounded?
| Letters | 11: D-U-M-B-F-O-U-N-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th 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 dumbfounded?
Dumbfounded appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 dumbfounded?
Dumbfounded 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).
Forms of dumbfounded
- more dumbfounded comparative
- most dumbfounded superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dumbfounded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Shocked and speechless.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of dumbfound
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dumbfounded in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense shocked and speechless:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stupéfait, éberlué, abasourdi, ahuri, choqué |
| German | entgeistert, verdutzt |
| Portuguese | estarrecido |
| Spanish | estupefacto, atónito, picueto, a cuadros |
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.