stauntvsstuntsWhat's the difference?

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

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.

6 ch
staunt
6 ch
stunts

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

  • stauntsatunt · sstaunt · stanut · staunnt · stauntt · stautn · sttaunt · stuant
  • stuntssstunts · stnuts · sttunts · stunnts · stunst · stuntss · stuntts · stutns

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "staunt" and "stunts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "staunt" is a verb and "stunts" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "staunt" or "stunts"?
"staunt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,225 in our German list, against #47,034 for "stunts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list