# sire vs stare

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sire
*noun · IPA /saɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #16,586*
A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.

### stare
*verb · IPA /stɛɚ/ · frequency rank #8,211*
To look fixedly (at something).

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