# stir vs stoic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stir
*verb · IPA /stɜː/ · frequency rank #7,614*
To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.

### stoic
*noun · IPA /ˈstəʊ.ɪk/ · frequency rank #24,008*
Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.

## Source
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