Which to use
“Statut” is a noun and “staunt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,844
- “Statut” frequency rank
- #37,225
- “staunt” frequency rank
- 80069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Statut | staunt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit der Bestimmungen, nach denen eine Institution/Organisation arbeiten soll | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs staunen |
Where the eye mixes Statut and staunt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Statut with staunt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Statut is [ʃtaˈtuːt] while staunt is [ʃtaʊ̯nt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Statut is recorded at frequency rank #42,844, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaˈtuːt]. 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 80069, this pair ranks #203,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Statut vs staunt
Shared letters: astu. Private to "Statut": -. Private to "staunt": n.
"Statut" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "staunt" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Statut" for "staunt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Statut" vs "staunt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Statut" and "staunt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Statut" 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 #203,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Statut" and "staunt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stattet vs Statut". 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 #203,152 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.