# stocks vs Stones

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stocks
*noun · IPA /stɒks/ · frequency rank #4,492*
plural of stock

### Stones
*name · frequency rank #4,273*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stocks-vs-stones