StuntvsstuntsConfusable pair

Which to use

“Stunt” and “stunts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,352
“Stunt” frequency rank
#47,034
“stunts” frequency rank
76386
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stunt stunts
Definition gefährliche oder akrobatische Aktion, die besondere Geschicklichkeit, Aufwand und/oder Kenntnisse erfordert Plural des Substantivs stunt

Letter map: Stunt vs stunts

Shared letters muted; letters that set Stunt and stunts apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

5 ch
Stunt
6 ch
stunts

Corpus notes: Stunt and stunts

Stunt and stunts are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Stunt” sits inside “stunts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stunt is recorded at frequency rank #29,352, classified as anoun, pronounced [stant]. 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 76386, this pair ranks #285,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Stunt vs stunts

Shared letters: nstu. Private to "Stunt": -. Private to "stunts": -.

"Stunt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "stunts" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stuntsstunt · stnut · sttunt · stunnt · stuntt · stutn · sutnt · tsunt
  • stuntssstunts · stnuts · sttunts · stunnts · stunst · stuntss · stuntts · stutns

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Stunt" for "stunts" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Stunt” sits inside “stunts”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Stunt" vs "stunts" - which ranks higher?
"Stunt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,352 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 "Stunt" and "stunts".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stunt" 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 #285,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stunt" 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 #285,065 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