Which to use
“spoken” is an adjective and “stokes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,336
- “spoken” frequency rank
- #13,617
- “stokes” frequency rank
- 16953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spoken | stokes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relating to speech. | third-person singular simple present indicative of stoke |
Letter map: spoken vs stokes
Shared letters muted; letters that set spoken and stokes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. spoken and stokes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: spoken vs stokes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: spoken is anadjective and stokesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spoken is recorded at frequency rank #3,336, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈspəʊ.k(ə)n/. stokes is at rank #13,617, tagged as averb.
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 16953, this pair ranks #454,542 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spoken vs stokes
Shared letters: ekos. Private to "spoken": np. Private to "stokes": t.
"spoken" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stokes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "spoken" for "stokes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "spoken" or "stokes"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "spoken" and "stokes".
- Full dictionary entry for "spoken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stokes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #454,542 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spoken" and "stokes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stokes vs stover". 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 #454,542 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.