Stuntman

[ˈstantˌmɛn]

/[ˈstantˌmɛn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stuntman” is uncommon German (frequency #50,086 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,086
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Filmberuf: jemand, der den Schauspieler ersetzt, sobald gefährliche Filmszenen gedreht werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-stuntman · Stuntman · German

Stuntman · rank #50,086 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,086
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Suchende

Nearest frequency peer: Suchende (+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 „Stuntman“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stuntman
PropertyValue
HeadwordStuntman
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈstantˌmɛn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,086
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stuntman“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Stuntmanfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Suchende“ (#50,087), „Streuner“ (#50,084), „Synapsen“ (#50,089). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stuntman“ bei #50,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stuntman is uncommon German at frequency #50,086 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈstantˌmɛn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Filmberuf: jemand, der den Schauspieler ersetzt, sobald gefährliche Filmszenen gedreht werden".

Zero misspellings are on record for Stuntman in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Stuntman, spelled S-T-U-N-T-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Filmberuf: jemand, der den Schauspieler ersetzt, sobald gefährliche Filmszenen gedreht werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Stuntman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Stuntman bringt waghalsige Aktionen zu Stande.

Synonyms

DoppelgängerDoubleErsatzdarstellerErsatzdarstellerinErsatzmannKaskadeur

This word in other languages

stuntman(English)cascadeur(Français)

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 "Stuntman"?
"Stuntman" is spelled S-T-U-N-T-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈstantˌmɛn].
What does "Stuntman" mean?
As a noun, "Stuntman" means: Filmberuf: jemand, der den Schauspieler ersetzt, sobald gefährliche Filmszenen gedreht werden
How do you pronounce "Stuntman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stuntman" is [ˈstantˌmɛn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stuntman" come from?
"Stuntman" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Suchende#50,087Streuner#50,084Synapsen#50,089Talisman#50,094

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list