stony broke
"stony-broke" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stony 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) - Alternative form of broke: without any money.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stony-broke · stony broke · English
stony 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 | stony broke |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stony broke” in English
Rare enough to double-check
stony broke is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of broke: without any money.".
Zero misspellings are on record for stony broke in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From stony (“like a stone”) + broke, after earlier stone broke. The correct English form is stony broke, spelled S-T-O-N-Y- -B-R-O-K-E.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of broke: without any money.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how stony broke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He had arrived at a crisis of impecuniosity compared to which the small circumstance of being pebble-beached and stony-broke might be described as comparative affluence.
Etymology
From stony (“like a stone”) + broke, after earlier stone broke.
Synonyms
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.