stunt
/stʌnt/noun, verb
stunt is spelled S-T-U-N-T: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stunt means “A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stunt is stunts.
How many letters and syllables are in stunt?
| Letters | 5: S-T-U-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stunt?
Stunt appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce stunt?
- /stʌnt/
- /stʊnt/
Stunt has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-stunt.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stunt
- stunts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- stunting participle, present
- stunted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stunt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
- 2
An act or activity viewed as the outcome of a plan or scheme, often malicious or nefarious.
- 3
Ellipsis of publicity stunt.
- 4
archaicA skill.
- 5
A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.
- 6
A check in growth.
- 7
That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
- 8
A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber.
verb
- 1
To perform a stunt.
- 2
slangTo show off; to posture; to flaunt valuables.
- 3
To check or hinder the growth or development of.
Some have said smoking stunts your growth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stunt in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cascade, acrobatie, coup publicitaire , inhiber, retarder la croissance |
| German | Stunt, waghalsiges Kunststück, Trick, Nummer, Einlage, Gag |
| Portuguese | proeza |
| Spanish | espectáculo peligroso, escena de alto riesgo, acrobacia, acrobatismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does stunt come from?
Unknown. Compare Middle Low German stunt (“a shoulder grip with which you throw someone on their back”), Middle English stunt (“foolish; stupid”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).