stunt

noun

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The verdict

“stunt” is uncommon French (frequency #63,382 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,382
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Coup, truc.

Key facts for stunt
PropertyValue
Headwordstunt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,382
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stunt” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). stunt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stunt is uncommon French at frequency #63,382 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for stunt in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is stunt, spelled S-T-U-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coup, truc.
  2. 2
    Cascade, acrobatie.
  3. 3
    Acrobatie, tour de force.
  4. 4
    Numéro.

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 French 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.
What does "stunt" mean?
As a noun, "stunt" means: Coup, truc.
What language does "stunt" come from?
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Using “stunt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-T-U-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list