# stank vs stanza

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stank
*verb · IPA /stæŋk/ · frequency rank #39,107*
simple past of stink

### stanza
*noun · IPA /ˈstænzə/ · frequency rank #28,741*
A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.

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