Which to use
“staune” and “staut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,605
- “staune” frequency rank
- #39,044
- “staut” frequency rank
- 84649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staune | staut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs staunen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stauen |
Where the eye mixes staune and staut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses staune with staut
A purely visual mix-up. staune ([ˈʃtaʊ̯nə]) and staut ([ʃtaʊ̯t]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84649, 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]. staut is at rank #39,044, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtaʊ̯t].
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 84649, this pair ranks #120,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of staune vs staut
Shared letters: astu. Private to "staune": en. Private to "staut": -.
"staune" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "staut" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "staune" and "staut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "staune" or "staut" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "staune" and "staut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "staune" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "staut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staune" and "staut" 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 #120,408 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.