# staunt vs Staus

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### staunt
*verb · IPA [ʃtaʊ̯nt] · frequency rank #37,225*
2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs staunen

### Staus
*noun · IPA [ʃtaʊ̯s] · frequency rank #23,322*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stau

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/staunt-vs-staus