staunevsStuntWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: staune is a verb, Stunt is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“staune” is a verb and “Stunt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,605
“staune” frequency rank
#29,352
“Stunt” frequency rank
74957
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature staune Stunt
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs staunen gefährliche oder akrobatische Aktion, die besondere Geschicklichkeit, Aufwand und/oder Kenntnisse erfordert

Where the eye mixes staune and Stunt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
staune
5 ch
Stunt

Look-alike desk: staune vs Stunt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: staune is [ˈʃtaʊ̯nə] while Stunt is [stant]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74957, 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]. Stunt is at rank #29,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [stant].

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 74957, this pair ranks #320,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of staune vs Stunt

Shared letters: nstu. Private to "staune": ae. Private to "Stunt": -.

"staune" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV  ·  "Stunt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • staunesatune · sstaune · stanue · stauen · sttaune · stuane · tsaune
  • Stuntsstunt · stnut · sttunt · stunnt · stuntt · stutn · sutnt · tsunt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "staune" and "Stunt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "staune" is a verb and "Stunt" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "staune" or "Stunt"?
"Stunt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,352 in our German list, against #45,605 for "staune". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "staune" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stunt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #320,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "staune" and "Stunt" 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 #320,052 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list