stench

Other forms of stench

plural

stenches·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about stench

What does stench mean?

stench means "a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant".

How many syllables are in stench?

stench has 1 syllable: stench. In IPA it is /ˈstɛntʃ/.

What is another word for stench?

Close synonyms include malodor, malodour, stink, reek, fetor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stench a common word?

stench is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.