# stallion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstæljən/ · frequency rank #21,369

## Definitions
1. An adult male horse.
2. An adult male horse.
3. A very virile and sexually-inclined man or (rarely) woman.

## Etymology
From Middle English stalion, from Middle French estalon (whence modern French étalon), of Germanic origin, akin to stall. Displaced native Old English henġest.

## Easily confused with
- **station** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stallion-vs-station)
- **Stallone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stallion-vs-stallone)
- **Stalin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stalin-vs-stallion)
- **stalling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stalling-vs-stallion)

## Common misspellings (10)
`satllion`, `sstallion`, `stalilon`, `stalion`, `stallino`, `stallionn`, `stalloin`, `stlalion`, `sttallion`, `tsallion`

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