stunted

verb

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

The verdict

“stunted” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,247
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of stunt

Corpus desk

Index EN-stunted · stunted · English

stunted · rank #30,247 · 11 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,247
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH suh

Nearest frequency peer: suh (+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 “stunted”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “stunted” 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).

stunted vs suited
71% similar
stunted vs stutter
71% similar
stunted vs stunt
71% similar

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

Key facts for stunted
PropertyValue
Headwordstunted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,247
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stunted”

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).stuntedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “suh” (#30,248), “stifling” (#30,244), “swastika” (#30,250). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stunted” is #30,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around stunted, averb. Corpus frequency is #30,247 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of stunt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for stunted, with forms such as "sstunted", "stnuted", and "sttunted". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "suited", "stutter", "stunt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is stunted, spelled S-T-U-N-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of stunt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The plant's growth was stunted because it was placed in a closet.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstunted
  • stnuted
  • sttunted
  • stunetd
  • stunnted
  • stuntde
  • stuntedd
  • stuntted
  • stutned
  • sutnted
  • tsunted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stunted - 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.

sstunted1stnuted2sttunted1stunetd2stunnted1stuntde2stuntedd1stuntted1
Edit distance from "stunted"

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 "stunted"?
"stunted" is spelled S-T-U-N-T-E-D.
What does "stunted" mean?
As a verb, "stunted" means: simple past and past participle of stunt
What words are commonly confused with "stunted"?
"stunted" is commonly confused with "suited", "stutter", "stunt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "stunted" come from?
"stunted" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

soundly#30,238simplex#30,229Siamese#30,225shearer#30,220

Similar misspelling depth

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

shredder11 variantsVaranasi11 variantsWaverly11 variantsRutland11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list