# slowed vs stoked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slowed
*verb · IPA /sləʊd/ · frequency rank #11,121*
simple past and past participle of slow

### stoked
*verb · IPA /stoʊkt/ · frequency rank #16,360*
simple past and past participle of stoke

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