Which to use
“stood” and “stooped” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,645
- “stood” frequency rank
- #49,653
- “stooped” frequency rank
- 52298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stood | stooped |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of stand | simple past and past participle of stoop |
Where the eye mixes stood and stooped
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stood with stooped
A purely visual mix-up. stood (/stʊd/) and stooped (/stuːpt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stood is recorded at frequency rank #2,645, classified as averb, pronounced /stʊd/. stooped is at rank #49,653, tagged as averb, pronounced /stuːpt/.
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 52298, this pair ranks #158,261 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stood vs stooped
Shared letters: dost. Private to "stood": -. Private to "stooped": ep.
"stood" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "stooped" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stood" and "stooped" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "stood" vs "stooped" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stood" and "stooped" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stood" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stooped" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,261 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stood" and "stooped" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stooge vs stooped". 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 #158,261 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.