stupendous
/stuˈpɛndəs/adjective
stupendous is spelled S-T-U-P-E-N-D-O-U-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stupendous means “Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stupendous?
| Letters | 10: S-T-U-P-E-N-D-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is stupendous?
Stupendous appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 stupendous?
- US /stuˈpɛndəs/
- UK /stjuˈpɛndəs/
Stupendous has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stupendous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stupendous
- more stupendous comparative
- most stupendous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stupendous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.
One cannot appreciate how stupendous the Matterhorn is without seeing it.
- 2
Of stunning excellence or degree; marvelous.
The renovator created a stupendous new look for our house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stupendous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | merveilleux |
| Spanish | groso , estupendo, de buten, de bute |
| Portuguese | estupendo |
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 stupendous come from?
First attested from 1547, from Late Latin stupendus (“stunning, amazing”), from the verb stupeō (“(I) am stunned”). Doublet of stupend (which is obsolete), and related to stupor and stupid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).