# Stacey vs starchy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Stacey
*name · frequency rank #17,037*
An English surname transferred from the given name derived from a medieval diminutive of Eustace.

### starchy
*adjective · IPA /ˈstɑɹt͡ʃi/ · frequency rank #49,071*
Of or pertaining to starch.

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