Which to use
“staunt” and “staunte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,225
- “staunt” frequency rank
- #47,748
- “staunte” frequency rank
- 84973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staunt | staunte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs staunen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs staunen |
Where the eye mixes staunt and staunte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. staunt runs 6 letters (CCVVCC) against staunte's 7 (CCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: staunt vs staunte
A purely visual mix-up. staunt ([ʃtaʊ̯nt]) and staunte ([ˈʃtaʊ̯ntə]) 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) - “staunt” sits inside “staunte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
staunt is recorded at frequency rank #37,225, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtaʊ̯nt]. staunte is at rank #47,748, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʊ̯ntə].
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 84973, this pair ranks #115,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of staunt vs staunte
Shared letters: anstu. Private to "staunt": -. Private to "staunte": e.
"staunt" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "staunte" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "staunt" and "staunte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "staunt" or "staunte"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "staunt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "staunte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staunt" and "staunte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stärkte vs staunte". 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 #115,396 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.