# Stonehenge

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /stəʊ̯nˈhɛnd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #31,779

## Definitions
1. An ancient group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Amesbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1242).
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## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Stonhenge, from ston (“stone”) + henge (“hinge”) or hengen ("hanging", but only attested as "imprisonment"). More at Stonehenge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
The failure of /ɛnd͡ʒ/ to regularly raise to /ɪnd͡ʒ/, as in hinge, singe < Middle English henge, sengen, is probably due to the influence of the local dialect; compare the forms /ɛnd͡ʒ/, /sɛnd͡ʒ/ "hinge, singe" attested for the early 20th-century dialect of Pewsey, Wiltshire, approximately 18.5 kilometres (11.5 miles) from Stonehenge.

## Common misspellings (15)
`sotnehenge`, `sstonehenge`, `stnoehenge`, `stoenhenge`, `stoneehnge`, `stonehegne`, `stoneheneg`, `stonehengge`, `stonehennge`, `stonehhenge`, `stonehnege`, `stonheenge`, `stonnehenge`, `sttonehenge`, `tsonehenge`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stonehenge