stunt

/stʌnt/

//stʌnt// noun

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"stunt" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stunt” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,862
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stunt · stunt · English

stunt · rank #8,862 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,862
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH strips

Nearest frequency peer: strips (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “stunt”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “stunt” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stunt vs sun
60% similar
stunt vs suit
60% similar
stunt vs sung
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stunt
PropertyValue
Headwordstunt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/stʌnt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,862
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stunt”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).stuntlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “strips” (#8,861), “subjected” (#8,863), “sovereignty” (#8,860). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stunt” is #8,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around stunt (IPA /stʌnt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,862 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for stunt, with forms such as "sstunt", "stnut", and "sttunt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sun", "suit", "sung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Unknown. Compare Middle Low German stunt (“a shoulder grip with which you throw someone on their back”), Middle English stunt (“foolish; stupid”). The correct English form is stunt, spelled S-T-U-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
  2. 2
    An act or activity viewed as the outcome of a plan or scheme, often malicious or nefarious.
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of publicity stunt.
  4. 4
    A skill.
  5. 5
    A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how stunt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He found ways to devise, stage, and film stunts that are like nothing anyone’s ever accomplished. He recorded stunning image after stunning image; practically every frame of Fury Road could be a painting.
  2. "See if you can hit the barrel, Joe," urged George Bland. "A lot of us have missed it, including Peaches, who seems to think his particular stunt is high throwing."

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Middle Low German stunt (“a shoulder grip with which you throw someone on their back”), Middle English stunt (“foolish; stupid”).

This word in other languages

proeza(Español)cascade(Français)Stunt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstunt
  • stnut
  • sttunt
  • stunnt
  • stuntt
  • stutn
  • sutnt
  • tsunt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stunt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sstunt1stnut2sttunt1stunnt1stuntt1stutn2sutnt2tsunt2
Edit distance from "stunt"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stunt"?
"stunt" is spelled S-T-U-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /stʌnt/.
What does "stunt" mean?
As a noun, "stunt" means: A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
What words are commonly confused with "stunt"?
"stunt" is commonly confused with "sun", "suit", "sung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stunt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stunt" is /stʌnt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "stunt"?
Unknown. Compare Middle Low German stunt (“a shoulder grip with which you throw someone on their back”), Middle English stunt (“foolish; stupid”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stunt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list