Which to use
“stunner” is a noun and “stunted” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,960
- “stunner” frequency rank
- #30,247
- “stunted” frequency rank
- 66207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stunner | stunted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anything that is stunning. | simple past and past participle of stunt |
Letter map: stunner vs stunted
Shared letters muted; letters that set stunner and stunted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. stunner and stunted follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: stunner vs stunted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stunner is anoun and stuntedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stunner is recorded at frequency rank #35,960, classified as anoun. stunted is at rank #30,247, tagged as averb.
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 66207, this pair ranks #69,075 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stunner vs stunted
Shared letters: enstu. Private to "stunner": r. Private to "stunted": d.
"stunner" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stunted" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stunner" for "stunted" ever safe?
Frequency check: "stunner" vs "stunted" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "stunner" and "stunted".
- Full dictionary entry for "stunner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stunted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,075 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stunner" and "stunted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spanner vs stunner". 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 #69,075 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.