# stewed vs stowed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stewed
*adjective · IPA /stuːd/ · frequency rank #44,505*
Having been cooked by slowly boiling or simmering (see stew).

### stowed
*verb · IPA /stəʊd/ · frequency rank #37,710*
simple past and past participle of stow

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