Which to use
“Stunt” is a noun and “stützt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,352
- “Stunt” frequency rank
- #12,599
- “stützt” frequency rank
- 41951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stunt | stützt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gefährliche oder akrobatische Aktion, die besondere Geschicklichkeit, Aufwand und/oder Kenntnisse erfordert | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stützen |
Where the eye mixes Stunt and stützt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Stunt runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against stützt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Stunt vs stützt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stunt is [stant] while stützt is [ʃtʏt͡st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41951, 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]. stützt is at rank #12,599, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtʏt͡st].
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 41951, this pair ranks #1,464,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stunt vs stützt
Shared letters: st. Private to "Stunt": nu. Private to "stützt": zü.
"Stunt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stützt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stunt ← sstunt · stnut · sttunt · stunnt · stuntt · stutn · sutnt · tsunt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stunt" and "stützt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Stunt" or "stützt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Stunt" and "stützt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stunt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stützt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,464,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stunt" and "stützt" 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
Confusion rank #1,464,088 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.