stunning

adj

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"stunning" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stunning” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,556. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,556
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having an effect that stuns.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stunning · stunning · English

stunning · rank #4,556 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,556
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stroke

Nearest frequency peer: stroke (-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 “stunning”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “stunning” 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).

stunning vs stunting
88% similar
stunning vs stunningly
80% similar
stunning vs stoning
75% similar

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

Key facts for stunning
PropertyValue
Headwordstunning
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,556
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stunning”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).stunninglands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “stroke” (#4,555), “tanks” (#4,557), “sized” (#4,554). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stunning” is #4,556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around stunning, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,556 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for stunning, with forms such as "sstunning", "stnuning", and "sttunning". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "stunting", "stunningly", "stoning", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English stunnyng, stunnynge, stounyng, equivalent to stun + -ing. The correct English form is stunning, spelled S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having an effect that stuns.
  2. 2
    Exceptionally beautiful or attractive.
  3. 3
    Amazing; wonderfully good.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The stunning jolt from the taser gun made the criminal stop fleeing.
  2. At length a univerſal hubbub wild, Of ſtunning ſounds and voices all confus'd, Borne through the hollow dark, aſſaults his ear

Etymology

From Middle English stunnyng, stunnynge, stounyng, equivalent to stun + -ing.

This word in other languages

impresionante(Español)ravissant(Français)betäubend(Deutsch)impressionante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstunning
  • stnuning
  • sttunning
  • stuning
  • stuninng
  • stunnign
  • stunningg
  • stunninng
  • stunnnig
  • sutnning
  • tsunning

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stunning - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sstunning1stnuning2sttunning1stuning1stuninng2stunnign2stunningg1stunninng1
Edit distance from "stunning"

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 "stunning"?
"stunning" is spelled S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G.
What does "stunning" mean?
As an adjective, "stunning" means: Having an effect that stuns.
What words are commonly confused with "stunning"?
"stunning" is commonly confused with "stunting", "stunningly", "stoning". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "stunning"?
From Middle English stunnyng, stunnynge, stounyng, equivalent to stun + -ing. 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 "stunning", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

treating#4,562parallel#4,546overcome#4,545wherever#4,567

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

shocked11 variantsOklahoma11 variantsmoderate11 variantsborders11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list