# still vs stole

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### still
*adjective · IPA /stɪl/ · frequency rank #127*
Not moving; calm.

### 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/still-vs-stole