# stony vs stun

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stony
*adjective · IPA /ˈstəʊni/ · frequency rank #19,707*
As hard as stone.

### stun
*verb · IPA /stʌn/ · frequency rank #17,969*
To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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