# starved vs stirred

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### starved
*adjective · frequency rank #15,706*
Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished.

### stirred
*verb · IPA /stɜːd/ · frequency rank #15,707*
simple past and past participle of stir

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