scunner
verb, noun
scunner is spelled S-C-U-N-N-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, scunner means “To be sick of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scunner?
| Letters | 7: S-C-U-N-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 scunner?
Scunner appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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).
Forms of scunner
- scunners present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- scunnering participle, present
- scunnered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scunner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To be sick of.
- 2
To dislike.
- 3
ScotlandTo cause to loathe, or feel disgust at.
noun
- 1
Dislike or aversion.
- 2
derogatoryA young chav.
noun
- 1
The NATO reporting name of the R-1 ballistic missile built by the Soviet Union.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scunner come from?
Borrowed from Scots scunner, skunner, from Old Scots skunnyr, skowner (“to shrink back; flinch”), from Middle English skoneren (“to feel sick or disgusted”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a frequentative of shun. If so, etymologically shun + -er (frequentative suffix). Compare also Middle English scurnen (“to flinch”), English scare, English scorn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).