# stares vs starred

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stares
*noun · IPA /ˈstɛəz/ · frequency rank #19,214*
plural of stare

### starred
*verb · frequency rank #11,125*
simple past and past participle of star

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