Which to use
“stokes” is a verb and “stoney” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,617
- “stokes” frequency rank
- #38,182
- “stoney” frequency rank
- 51799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stokes | stoney |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of stoke | Obsolete form of stony. |
Letter map: stokes vs stoney
Shared letters muted; letters that set stokes and stoney apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. stokes (CCVCVC) and stoney (CCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for stokes / stoney
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stokes 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 51799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stokes is recorded at frequency rank #13,617, classified as averb. 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 51799, this pair ranks #162,384 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stokes vs stoney
Shared letters: eost. Private to "stokes": k. Private to "stoney": ny.
"stokes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stoney" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stokes" and "stoney" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "stokes" 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 #162,384 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stokes" 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 #162,384 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.