# sale vs stole

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sale
*noun · IPA /seːl/ · frequency rank #1,110*
An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.

### stole
*verb · IPA /stəʊl/ · frequency rank #5,087*
simple past of steal

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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