# stade, staid, stayed

> English homophone group · 3 words that sound the same · /steɪd/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### stade
*/steɪd/*
Synonym of stadion (“former Greek unit of distance”).

### staid
*/steɪd/*
Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.

### stayed
*/steɪd/*
simple past and past participle of stay

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/stayed