# stand vs stony

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stand
*verb · IPA /stænd/ · frequency rank #756*
To position or be positioned physically:

### stony
*adjective · IPA /ˈstəʊni/ · frequency rank #19,707*
As hard as stone.

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