stent

/stɛnt/

//stɛnt// noun

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"stent" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stent” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,353. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,353
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stent · stent · English

stent · rank #36,353 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,353
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH steely

Nearest frequency peer: steely (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “stent”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “stent” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stent vs stew
60% similar
stent vs stun
60% similar
stent vs Sven
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stent
PropertyValue
Headwordstent
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/stɛnt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,353
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stent”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).stentlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “steely” (#36,352), “stiffer” (#36,354), “subtext” (#36,356). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stent” is #36,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around stent (IPA /stɛnt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,353 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for stent, with forms such as "setnt", "sstent", and "stennt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stew", "stun", "Sven", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Unclear. Possibly named after dentist Charles Stent. The English surname is a variant of Stein. The correct English form is stent, spelled S-T-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how stent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tiny metal sleeves placed in arteries to keep blood flowing, stents have become such a popular quick fix for clogged coronary vessels that Americans will receive more than 1.5 million of them this year.

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly named after dentist Charles Stent. The English surname is a variant of Stein.

This word in other languages

estent(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setnt
  • sstent
  • stennt
  • stentt
  • stetn
  • stnet
  • sttent
  • tsent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stent - 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.

setnt2sstent1stennt1stentt1stetn2stnet2sttent1tsent2
Edit distance from "stent"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stent"?
"stent" is spelled S-T-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /stɛnt/.
What does "stent" mean?
As a noun, "stent" means: A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.
What words are commonly confused with "stent"?
"stent" is commonly confused with "stew", "stun", "Sven". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stent" is /stɛnt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "stent"?
Unclear. Possibly named after dentist Charles Stent. The English surname is a variant of Stein. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

summa#36,357Solis#36,342shunt#36,339thang#36,370

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list