# Steele vs stole

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Steele
*name · IPA /stiːl/ · frequency rank #13,247*
An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation.

### stole
*verb · IPA /stəʊl/ · frequency rank #5,087*
simple past of steal

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