# sled vs stead

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sled
*noun · IPA /slɛd/ · frequency rank #21,659*
A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.

### stead
*noun · IPA /stɛd/ · frequency rank #22,826*
The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.

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