Which to use
“staune” and “staunen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,605
- “staune” frequency rank
- #10,752
- “staunen” frequency rank
- 56357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staune | staunen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs staunen | sich über etwas wundern |
Where the eye mixes staune and staunen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. staune runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against staunen's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses staune with staunen
A purely visual mix-up. staune ([ˈʃtaʊ̯nə]) and staunen ([ˈʃtaʊ̯nən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “staune” sits inside “staunen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
staune is recorded at frequency rank #45,605, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʊ̯nə]. staunen is at rank #10,752, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʊ̯nən].
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 56357, this pair ranks #943,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of staune vs staunen
Shared letters: aenstu. Private to "staune": -. Private to "staunen": -.
"staune" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "staunen" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "staune" and "staunen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "staune" vs "staunen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "staune" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "staunen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #943,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staune" and "staunen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "staune 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 #943,415 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.