swoon

Name: swoon, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/swuːn/

//swuːn// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“swoon” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,870. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,870
frequency rank, English: 6,566
“S” headwords: 6
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A faint.

Corpus desk

Index EN-swoon · swoon · English

swoon · rank #33,870 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #33,870
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 6 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,566
PHOTO-FINISH supp

Nearest frequency peer: supp (-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.

subside

66,135
Sul

66,133
supp

66,132
swoon

66,131
syringes

66,130
tactically

66,129

What this shows “swoon” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

swoon vs swot

60% similar

swoon vs sword

60% similar

swoon vs sworn

80% similar

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

Key facts for swoon
Property	Value
Headword	swoon
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/swuːn/
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#33,870
Misspellings tracked	6
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “swoon”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).swoonlands here:

#33,870

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “supp” (#33,869), “syringes” (#33,871), “Sul” (#33,868). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “swoon” is #33,870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around swoon (IPA /swuːn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,870 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for swoon, with forms such as "sowon", "sswoon", and "swono". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "swot", "sword", "sworn", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English swoune, swone, from the verb (see below). The correct English form is swoon, spelled S-W-O-O-N.

Definition

1
A faint.
2
An infatuation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

She dandled it, and dancet it up and doune, / Not ceasing till she rais'd it from his swoune.
"I felt my strength fading away, and I was in a half swoon. How long this horrible thing lasted I know not, but it seemed that a long time must have passed before he took his foul, awful, sneering mouth away. I saw it drip with the fresh blood!"

Etymology

From Middle English swoune, swone, from the verb (see below).

This word in other languages

desmayo(Español)pâmoison(Français)Ohnmacht(Deutsch)desmaio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

sowon
sswoon
swono
swoonn
swwoon
wsoon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of swoon - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "swoon"

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 "swoon"?

"swoon" is spelled S-W-O-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /swuːn/.

What does "swoon" mean?

As a noun, "swoon" means: A faint.

What words are commonly confused with "swoon"?

"swoon" is commonly confused with "swot", "sword", "sworn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "swoon"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "swoon" is /swuːn/. 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 "swoon"?

From Middle English swoune, swone, from the verb (see below). 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 "swoon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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