# stole vs stop

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stole
*verb · IPA /stəʊl/ · frequency rank #5,087*
simple past of steal

### stop
*verb · IPA /stɒp/ · frequency rank #283*
To cease moving.

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