# stained vs strained

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stained
*adjective · IPA /steɪnd/ · frequency rank #9,822*
having a stain

### strained
*adjective · IPA /stɹeɪ̯nd/ · frequency rank #14,425*
Forced through a strainer.

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