# Stacey vs stave

> 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.

### stave
*noun · IPA /steɪv/ · frequency rank #27,656*
One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, barrel, pail, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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