# stark vs STR

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### STR
*noun · frequency rank #20,507*
Initialism of short tandem repeat.

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