# squared vs stared

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### squared
*verb · IPA /skwɛəd/ · frequency rank #17,499*
simple past and past participle of square

### stared
*verb · IPA /stɛɹd/ · frequency rank #13,065*
simple past and past participle of stare

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