stunned

/stʌnd/

//stʌnd// adj

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"stunned" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stunned” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,616. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,616
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stunned · stunned · English

stunned · rank #11,616 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,616
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH strand

Nearest frequency peer: strand (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “stunned”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “stunned” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stunned vs stunted
86% similar
stunned vs stunner
86% similar
stunned vs stoned
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stunned
PropertyValue
Headwordstunned
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/stʌnd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,616
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stunned”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).stunnedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “strand” (#11,615), “suppression” (#11,617), “stirring” (#11,614). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stunned” is #11,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around stunned (IPA /stʌnd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,616 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for stunned, with forms such as "sstunned", "stnuned", and "sttunned". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "stunted", "stunner", "stoned", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From stun + -ed. The correct English form is stunned, spelled S-T-U-N-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how stunned appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. completely stunned
  2. visibly stunned

Etymology

From stun + -ed.

This word in other languages

atónito(Español)abasourdi(Français)fassungslos(Deutsch)atónito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstunned
  • stnuned
  • sttunned
  • stuned
  • stunend
  • stunnde
  • stunnedd
  • sutnned
  • tsunned

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stunned - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sstunned1stnuned2sttunned1stuned1stunend2stunnde2stunnedd1sutnned2
Edit distance from "stunned"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stunned"?
"stunned" is spelled S-T-U-N-N-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /stʌnd/.
What does "stunned" mean?
As an adjective, "stunned" means: Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.
What words are commonly confused with "stunned"?
"stunned" is commonly confused with "stunted", "stunner", "stoned". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stunned"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stunned" is /stʌnd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "stunned"?
From stun + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stunned", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

staple9 variantssleepy9 variantsurging9 variantsransom9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list