# spook vs stoop

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spook
*noun · IPA /spuːk/ · frequency rank #33,857*
A ghost or phantom.

### stoop
*noun · IPA /stuːp/ · frequency rank #24,326*
A stooping, bent position of the body.

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