# stagnant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈstæɡnənt/ · frequency rank #19,472

## Definitions
1. Lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy; decaying through stillness.
2. Without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; inactive, stale.

## Etymology
From French stagnant, from Latin stagnans, present participle of stagno (“to form a pool of standing water”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`satgnant`, `sstagnant`, `stagannt`, `staggnant`, `stagnannt`, `stagnantt`, `stagnatn`, `stagnnant`, `stagnnat`, `stangant`, `stganant`, `sttagnant`, `tsagnant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stagnant