Which to use
“staunte” is a verb and “Stausee” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,748
- “staunte” frequency rank
- #32,786
- “Stausee” frequency rank
- 80534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staunte | Stausee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs staunen | ein See, der mit Hilfe einer Talsperre erzeugt wird, um Wasser zu sammeln |
Where the eye mixes staunte and Stausee
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: staunte vs Stausee
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: staunte is [ˈʃtaʊ̯ntə] while Stausee is [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌzeː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
staunte is recorded at frequency rank #47,748, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaʊ̯ntə]. Stausee is at rank #32,786, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌzeː].
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 80534, this pair ranks #193,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of staunte vs Stausee
Shared letters: aestu. Private to "staunte": n. Private to "Stausee": -.
"staunte" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV · "Stausee" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "staunte" and "Stausee" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "staunte" or "Stausee"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "staunte" and "Stausee" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "staunte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stausee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staunte" and "Stausee" 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 #193,663 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.