staunten

[ˈʃtaʊ̯ntn̩]

/[ˈʃtaʊ̯ntn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“staunten” is uncommon German (frequency #67,734 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,734
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs staunen

Corpus desk

Index DE-staunten · staunten · German

staunten · rank #67,734 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,734
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stalken

Nearest frequency peer: stalken (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „staunten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „staunten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for staunten
PropertyValue
Headwordstaunten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtaʊ̯ntn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,734
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „staunten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.stauntenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stalken“ (#67,733), „stech“ (#67,735), „Stahlkonstruktion“ (#67,732). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „staunten“ bei #67,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

staunten is uncommon German at frequency #67,734 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtaʊ̯ntn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for staunten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is staunten, spelled S-T-A-U-N-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs staunen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs staunen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs staunen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs staunen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "staunten"?
"staunten" is spelled S-T-A-U-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaʊ̯ntn̩].
What does "staunten" mean?
As a verb, "staunten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs staunen
How do you pronounce "staunten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "staunten" is [ˈʃtaʊ̯ntn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "staunten" come from?
"staunten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "staunten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list