stunting

/ˈstʌntɪŋ/

//ˈstʌntɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“stunting” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,202. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,202
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-stunting · stunting · English

stunting · rank #46,202 · 13 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,202
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH striding

Nearest frequency peer: striding (-2 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 “stunting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “stunting” 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).

stunting vs suiting
75% similar
stunting vs stating
75% similar
stunting vs stoning
75% similar

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

Key facts for stunting
PropertyValue
Headwordstunting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈstʌntɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,202
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stunting”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).stuntinglands 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 “striding” (#46,200), “stratigraphy” (#46,199), “Suriname” (#46,205). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stunting” is #46,202. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around stunting (IPA /ˈstʌntɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,202 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of stunt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for stunting, with forms such as "sstunting", "stnuting", and "sttunting". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "suiting", "stating", "stoning", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: See stunt. The correct English form is stunting, spelled S-T-U-N-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of stunt

Etymology

See stunt.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstunting
  • stnuting
  • sttunting
  • stunitng
  • stunnting
  • stuntign
  • stuntingg
  • stuntinng
  • stuntnig
  • stuntting
  • stutning
  • sutnting
  • tsunting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sstunting1stnuting2sttunting1stunitng2stunnting1stuntign2stuntingg1stuntinng1
Edit distance from "stunting"

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 "stunting"?
"stunting" is spelled S-T-U-N-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstʌntɪŋ/.
What does "stunting" mean?
As a verb, "stunting" means: present participle and gerund of stunt
What words are commonly confused with "stunting"?
"stunting" is commonly confused with "suiting", "stating", "stoning". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stunting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stunting" is /ˈstʌntɪŋ/. 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 "stunting"?
See stunt. 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 "stunting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

striding#46,200Suriname#46,205Sorbonne#46,188ticklish#46,220

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

sterilize13 variantsTexarkana13 variantsundertone13 variantsSantorini13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list