# stoker vs stolen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stoker
*noun · IPA /ˈstoʊkɚ/ · frequency rank #35,537*
A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boilers.

### stolen
*verb · IPA /ˈstəʊ.ln̩/ · frequency rank #3,586*
past participle of steal

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