# stake vs stokes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stake
*noun · IPA /steɪk/ · frequency rank #5,631*
A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.

### stokes
*verb · frequency rank #13,617*
third-person singular simple present indicative of stoke

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