# stag vs stare

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stag
*noun · IPA /stæɡ/ · frequency rank #21,077*
An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.

### stare
*verb · IPA /stɛɚ/ · frequency rank #8,211*
To look fixedly (at something).

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