# staged vs stayed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### staged
*adjective · frequency rank #9,255*
Of an event, intentionally performed while being falsely contrived to appear authentic or coincidental.

### stayed
*verb · IPA /steɪd/ · frequency rank #2,864*
simple past and past participle of stay

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