# stunned vs stunted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stunned
*adjective · IPA /stʌnd/ · frequency rank #11,616*
Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.

### stunted
*verb · frequency rank #30,247*
simple past and past participle of stunt

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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