Which to use
“stoked” is a verb and “stoney” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,360
- “stoked” frequency rank
- #38,182
- “stoney” frequency rank
- 54542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stoked | stoney |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of stoke | Obsolete form of stony. |
Letter map: stoked vs stoney
Shared letters muted; letters that set stoked and stoney apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. stoked (CCVCVC) and stoney (CCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - stoked and stoney
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stoked is averb and stoneyanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stoked is recorded at frequency rank #16,360, classified as averb, pronounced /stoʊkt/. stoney is at rank #38,182, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54542, this pair ranks #140,283 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stoked vs stoney
Shared letters: eost. Private to "stoked": dk. Private to "stoney": ny.
"stoked" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stoney" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stoked" and "stoney" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "stoked" vs "stoney" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "stoked" and "stoney".
- Full dictionary entry for "stoked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stoney" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,283 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stoked" and "stoney" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stoney vs stover". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #140,283 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.