# Steve vs stole

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Steve
*name · IPA /stiːv/ · frequency rank #2,017*
A diminutive of the male given name Steven and Stephen; also used as a formal male given name.

### 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/steve-vs-stole