Which to use
“staunt” is a verb and “stunts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,225
- “staunt” frequency rank
- #47,034
- “stunts” frequency rank
- 84259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staunt | stunts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs staunen | Plural des Substantivs stunt |
Letter map: staunt vs stunts
Shared letters muted; letters that set staunt and stunts apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - staunt and stunts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: staunt is averb and stuntsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84259, 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]. stunts is at rank #47,034, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 84259, this pair ranks #126,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of staunt vs stunts
Shared letters: nstu. Private to "staunt": a. Private to "stunts": -.
"staunt" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "stunts" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "staunt" and "stunts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "staunt" or "stunts"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "staunt" and "stunts".
- Full dictionary entry for "staunt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stunts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staunt" and "stunts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs stunts". 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 #126,549 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.