# shop vs stow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shop
*noun · IPA /ʃɒp/ · frequency rank #1,408*
An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.

### stow
*noun · IPA /stoʊ/ · frequency rank #26,977*
A place, stead.

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