stampede
/stæmˈpiːd/
"stampede" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stampede” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #24,598 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,598
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stampede |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /stæmˈpiːd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,598 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stampede” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for stampede is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /stæmˈpiːd/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,598 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for stampede, with forms such as "satmpede", "sstampede", and "stamepde". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "swamped", "stumped", "stamped", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: The noun is derived from Mexican Spanish estampida (“a stampede”), from Spanish estampida, estampido (“a bang, a crack (sound)”), from Old Occitan estampida, from Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*stampjan), from Proto-Germanic *stampōną (“to compress, squeeze; to… The correct English form is stampede, spelled S-T-A-M-P-E-D-E.
Definition
- 1A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright.
- 2A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to move in the same direction at the same time, especially in consequence of a panic.
- 3An event at which cowboy skills are displayed; a rodeo.
- 4A sudden unconcerted acting together of a number of persons due to, or as if due to, some common impulse.
Etymology
The noun is derived from Mexican Spanish estampida (“a stampede”), from Spanish estampida, estampido (“a bang, a crack (sound)”), from Old Occitan estampida, from Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*stampjan), from Proto-Germanic *stampōną (“to compress, squeeze; to stamp”), from Proto-Indo-European *stembʰ- (“to trample down”). The verb is derived from the noun.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: satmpede,sstampede,stamepde,stammpede,stampdee,stampedde,stampeed,stamppede,stapmede,stmapede,sttampede,tsampede
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stampede - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “stampede”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-T-A-M-P-E-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /stæmˈpiːd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “swamped” - see the side-by-side comparison. stampede vs swamped
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.