# stood vs stooped

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stood
*verb · IPA /stʊd/ · frequency rank #2,645*
simple past and past participle of stand

### stooped
*verb · IPA /stuːpt/ · frequency rank #49,653*
simple past and past participle of stoop

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