stent
/stɛnt/noun, verb
stent is spelled S-T-E-N-T: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “stent vs stint” about 30 times a month (Bing, United States). 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” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stent is stents.
How many letters and syllables are in stent?
| Letters | 5: S-T-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is stent?
Stent appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th 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).
How do you pronounce stent?
- /stɛnt/
- /stɪnt/
Stent has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with stent
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of stent
- stents plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- stenting participle, present
- stented participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 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.
- 2
archaicAn allotted portion; a stint.
verb
- 1
To insert a stent or tube into a blood vessel.
- 2
archaicTo keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint.
- 3
archaicTo stint; to stop; to cease.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense slender tube:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | stent |
| Spanish | estent |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does stent come from?
Unclear. Possibly named after dentist Charles Stent. The English surname is a variant of Stein.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).