stone broke
"stone-broke" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stone broke” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of broke: without any money.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stone-broke · stone broke · English
stone broke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | stone broke |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stone broke” in English
Rare enough to double-check
stone broke is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of broke: without any money.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for stone broke, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From stone (“absolutely, completely”) + broke, probably under the influence of earlier expressions such as hard up. The correct English form is stone broke, spelled S-T-O-N-E- -B-R-O-K-E.
Definition
- 1Synonym of broke: without any money.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stone broke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Stone-broke P... völlig zu Grunde gerichtet.
Naples wasn't exactly short of nobility... Some were stone broke.
Etymology
From stone (“absolutely, completely”) + broke, probably under the influence of earlier expressions such as hard up.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.