Which to use
“starts” is a verb and “stunts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,904
- “starts” frequency rank
- #47,034
- “stunts” frequency rank
- 69938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | starts | stunts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs start | Plural des Substantivs stunt |
Letter map: starts vs stunts
Shared letters muted; letters that set starts and stunts apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - starts and stunts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: starts is averb and stuntsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
starts is recorded at frequency rank #22,904, classified as averb, pronounced […]. stunts is at rank #47,034, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 69938, this pair ranks #461,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of starts vs stunts
Shared letters: st. Private to "starts": ar. Private to "stunts": nu.
"starts" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "stunts" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "starts" and "stunts". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "starts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stunts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #461,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "starts" and "stunts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs stunts". 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 #461,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.