störtvsStuntWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

“stört” is a verb and “Stunt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,778
“stört” frequency rank
#29,352
“Stunt” frequency rank
33130
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stört Stunt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stören gefährliche oder akrobatische Aktion, die besondere Geschicklichkeit, Aufwand und/oder Kenntnisse erfordert

Where the eye mixes stört and Stunt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
stört
5 ch
Stunt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stört is [ʃtøːɐ̯t] while Stunt is [stant]. 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 33130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stört is recorded at frequency rank #3,778, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtøːɐ̯t]. Stunt is at rank #29,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [stant].

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 33130, this pair ranks #1,692,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of stört vs Stunt

Shared letters: st. Private to "stört": . Private to "Stunt": nu.

"stört" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "Stunt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stuntsstunt · stnut · sttunt · stunnt · stuntt · stutn · sutnt · tsunt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stört" and "Stunt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "stört" is a verb and "Stunt" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "stört" or "Stunt"?
"stört" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,778 in our German list, against #29,352 for "Stunt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "stört" and "Stunt". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stunt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,692,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stört" and "Stunt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strunz vs Stunt". 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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list