stentorian
/stɛnˈtɔː.ɹi.ən/
"stentorian" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stentorian” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stentorian · stentorian · English
stentorian · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stentorian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /stɛnˈtɔː.ɹi.ən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stentorian” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
stentorian is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /stɛnˈtɔː.ɹi.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
stentorian has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Stentor + -ian, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ (Sténtōr). Stentor was the herald of the Greek forces in the Iliad, noted for his loud voice. The correct English form is stentorian, spelled S-T-E-N-T-O-R-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds.
- 2Stern, authoritarian; demanding of respect.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stentorian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Shouts of laughter were elicited, smart biddings drawn out, from the whispers of a timid miss, to the stentorian voice of a fox-hunting squire, and not a few fracas from parties either contending for a supposed prize, or disclaiming their chance for it,...
There seemed no one to dispute his claims when he said, or rather shouted, in stentorian tones: "I am Tsa. This is my she. Who wishes her more than Tsa?"
Etymology
From Stentor + -ian, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ (Sténtōr). Stentor was the herald of the Greek forces in the Iliad, noted for his loud voice.
This word in other languages
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