# steroid vs Stroud

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### steroid
*noun · IPA /ˈstɛɹɔɪd/ · frequency rank #18,963*
A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids.

### Stroud
*name · IPA /stɹaʊd/ · frequency rank #34,305*
A surname.

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