# stabbed vs staffed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stabbed
*verb · IPA /stæbd/ · frequency rank #8,355*
simple past and past participle of stab

### staffed
*adjective · frequency rank #18,437*
Occupied by staff, having members of staff.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stabbed-vs-staffed