# stir vs stork

> 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.

### stork
*noun · IPA /stɔɹk/ · frequency rank #33,860*
A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the order Ciconiiformes and its family Ciconiidae.

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