# stew vs straw

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stew
*noun · IPA /stʃʉː/ · frequency rank #15,516*
A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.

### straw
*noun · IPA /stɹɔː/ · frequency rank #7,294*
A dried stalk of a cereal plant.

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