moonstruck
moon·struck/ˈmunˌstɹʌk/adjective
moonstruck is spelled M-O-O-N-S-T-R-U-C-K: 10 letters and 2 syllables (moon·struck). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, moonstruck means “Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature; in an entranced or distracted state, especially due to being in love” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in moonstruck?
| Letters | 10: M-O-O-N-S-T-R-U-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: moon·struck |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 moonstruck?
Moonstruck appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 moonstruck?
- UK /ˈmuːnstɹʌk/
- US /ˈmunˌstɹʌk/
Moonstruck has 2 syllables, split moon·struck in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-moonstruck.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of moonstruck
- more moonstruck comparative
- most moonstruck superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moonstruck mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
archaicOf a person: perverted or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon; compare lunatic.
- 2
Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature; in an entranced or distracted state, especially due to being in love.
- 3
Made physically sick, or (like fish) unsuitable for food, by the supposed effect of moonlight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moonstruck in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of a person: crazy or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the :
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lunatique |
| German | mondsüchtig |
| Portuguese | lunático |
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.
Where does moonstruck come from?
From moon + struck (adjective), possibly coined by the English poet and polemicist John Milton (1608–1674): see the quotation. Compare Byzantine Greek σεληνόβλητος (selēnóblētos), σεληνόπληκτος (selēnóplēktos), German mondsüchtig, and German Low German maansüchtig, which also refer to being struck by the moon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).