# scores vs stares

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### scores
*noun · IPA /skɔːz/ · frequency rank #3,452*
plural of score

### stares
*noun · IPA /ˈstɛəz/ · frequency rank #19,214*
plural of stare

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scores-vs-stares