# stakes vs stokes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stakes
*noun · IPA /steɪks/ · frequency rank #6,962*
plural of stake

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stakes-vs-stokes