# spire vs stipe

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spire
*noun · IPA /spaɪə/ · frequency rank #25,217*
The stalk or stem of a plant.

### stipe
*noun · IPA /staɪp/ · frequency rank #40,462*
The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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