spültvsStuntWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: spült is a verb, Stunt is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“spült” is a verb and “Stunt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,379
“spült” frequency rank
#29,352
“Stunt” frequency rank
63731
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature spült Stunt
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spülen gefährliche oder akrobatische Aktion, die besondere Geschicklichkeit, Aufwand und/oder Kenntnisse erfordert

Where the eye mixes spült and Stunt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. spült and Stunt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
spült
5 ch
Stunt

Look-alike desk: spült vs Stunt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: spült is [ʃpyːlt] while Stunt is [stant]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

spült is recorded at frequency rank #34,379, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃpyːlt]. Stunt is at rank #29,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [stant].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 63731, this pair ranks #666,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of spült vs Stunt

Shared letters: st. Private to "spült": lpü. Private to "Stunt": nu.

"spült" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "Stunt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stunt ← sstunt · stnut · sttunt · stunnt · stuntt · stutn · sutnt · tsunt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "spült" and "Stunt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "spült" is a verb and "Stunt" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "spült" or "Stunt"?
"Stunt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,352 in our German list, against #34,379 for "spült". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "spült" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stunt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #666,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "spült" and "Stunt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "skull vs spült". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #666,327 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list