# stable vs stifle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stable
*noun · IPA /ˈsteɪ.bəl/ · frequency rank #3,139*
A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.

### stifle
*verb · IPA /ˈstaɪfl̩/ · frequency rank #29,104*
To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.

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