stunning
stun·ningadjective, noun, verb
stunning is spelled S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (stun·ning). It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,521st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stunning means “Having an effect that stuns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stunning?
| Letters | 8: S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: stun·ning |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,521st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stunning?
Stunning appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,521st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce stunning?
Stunning has 2 syllables, split stun·ning in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stunning.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stunning
- more stunning comparative
- most stunning superlative
- stunnings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stunning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having an effect that stuns.
The stunning jolt from the taser gun made the criminal stop fleeing.
- 2
informalExceptionally beautiful or attractive.
That woman is stunning!
- 3
informalAmazing; wonderfully good.
The film was stunning.
noun
- 1
The act by which a person or animal is physically stunned.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of stun
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stunning in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | betäubend , atemberaubend, umwerfend, hinreißend, betörend |
| Portuguese | impressionante |
| Spanish | anonadante, anonadador, aturdiente, aturdidor, pasmante, adarvante |
| French | ravissant, magnifique |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does stunning come from?
From Middle English stunnyng, stunnynge, stounyng, equivalent to stun + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).