# Sif vs stir

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Sif
*name · IPA /sɪf/ · frequency rank #49,636*
A golden-haired goddess associated with earth, mother of Ullr and wife of Thor.

### stir
*verb · IPA /stɜː/ · frequency rank #7,614*
To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sif-vs-stir