Which to use
“stammt” and “staunt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,220
- “stammt” frequency rank
- #37,225
- “staunt” frequency rank
- 39445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stammt | staunt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stammen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs staunen |
Where the eye mixes stammt and staunt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. stammt (CCVCCC) and staunt (CCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses stammt with staunt
A purely visual mix-up. stammt ([ʃtamt]) and staunt ([ʃtaʊ̯nt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stammt is recorded at frequency rank #2,220, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtamt]. staunt is at rank #37,225, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtaʊ̯nt].
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 39445, this pair ranks #1,536,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stammt vs staunt
Shared letters: ast. Private to "stammt": m. Private to "staunt": nu.
"stammt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "staunt" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stammt" and "staunt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stammt" or "staunt" show up more?
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 "stammt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "staunt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,536,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stammt" and "staunt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "staunt vs strunz". 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 #1,536,599 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.