Which to use
“staunt” and “stuft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,225
- “staunt” frequency rank
- #37,231
- “stuft” frequency rank
- 74456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staunt | stuft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs staunen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stufen |
Where the eye mixes staunt and stuft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. staunt runs 6 letters (CCVVCC) against stuft's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between staunt and stuft
A purely visual mix-up. staunt ([ʃtaʊ̯nt]) and stuft ([ʃtuːft]) 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 74456, 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]. stuft is at rank #37,231, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtuːft].
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 74456, this pair ranks #333,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of staunt vs stuft
Shared letters: stu. Private to "staunt": an. Private to "stuft": f.
"staunt" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "stuft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "staunt" and "stuft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "staunt" or "stuft" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "staunt" and "stuft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "staunt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stuft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staunt" and "stuft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stuft vs surft". 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 #333,014 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.