Which to use
“stunt” is a noun and “stunted” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,862
- “stunt” frequency rank
- #30,247
- “stunted” frequency rank
- 39109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stunt | stunted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills. | simple past and past participle of stunt |
Letter map: stunt vs stunted
Shared letters muted; letters that set stunt and stunted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. stunt runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against stunted's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: stunt vs stunted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stunt is anoun and stuntedaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “stunt” sits inside “stunted”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stunt is recorded at frequency rank #8,862, classified as anoun, pronounced /stʌnt/. 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 39109, this pair ranks #279,750 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stunt vs stunted
Shared letters: nstu. Private to "stunt": -. Private to "stunted": de.
"stunt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stunted" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stunt" and "stunted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stunt" vs "stunted" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "stunt" vs "stunted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "stunt" 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 #279,750 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stunt" and "stunted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stilted vs stunted". 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 #279,750 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.