# stank vs stark

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### stark
*adjective · IPA /stɑɹk/ · frequency rank #7,065*
Hard, firm; obdurate.

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