# stared vs staves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stared
*verb · IPA /stɛɹd/ · frequency rank #13,065*
simple past and past participle of stare

### staves
*noun · IPA /steɪvz/ · frequency rank #47,350*
plural of staff.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stared-vs-staves