stunted
adjective, verb
stunted is spelled S-T-U-N-T-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stunted means “Prevented from growing or developing fully and hence shorter and stockier that usual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stunted?
| Letters | 7: S-T-U-N-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is stunted?
Stunted appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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 stunted?
Stunted has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with stunted?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as stunted.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: student.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of stunted
- more stunted comparative
- most stunted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stunted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Prevented from growing or developing fully and hence shorter and stockier that usual.
A poor diet leads to stunted growth.
- 2
Of a person: shorter than usual for one's age.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of stunt
The plant's growth was stunted because it was placed in a closet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stunted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verkümmert, unterentwickelt, verkrüppelt, gehemmt, kleinwüchsig |
| Spanish | raquítico, impedido , atrofiado |
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.