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“smokes” and “stores” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,132
- “smokes” frequency rank
- #2,370
- “stores” frequency rank
- 18502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | smokes | stores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of smoke | plural of store |
Where the eye mixes smokes and stores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: smokes vs stores
A purely visual mix-up. smokes (/sməʊks/) and stores (/stɔɹz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
smokes is recorded at frequency rank #16,132, classified as anoun, pronounced /sməʊks/. stores is at rank #2,370, tagged as anoun, pronounced /stɔɹz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18502, this pair ranks #444,463 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of smokes vs stores
Shared letters: eos. Private to "smokes": km. Private to "stores": rt.
"smokes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stores" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "smokes" and "stores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "smokes" or "stores" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "smokes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #444,463 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "smokes" and "stores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shoves vs smokes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #444,463 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.