# scaffold vs Stafford

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### scaffold
*noun · IPA /ˈskæf.əld/ · frequency rank #28,007*
A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.

### Stafford
*name · IPA /ˈstæfə(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #13,813*
A placename:

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