Which to use
“store” and “storey” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,030
- “store” frequency rank
- #12,868
- “storey” frequency rank
- 13898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | store | storey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept. | A floor or level of a building or ship. |
Where the eye mixes store and storey
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between store and storey
A purely visual mix-up. store (/stɔː/) and storey (/ˈstɔː.ɹɪ/) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “store” sits inside “storey”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
store is recorded at frequency rank #1,030, classified as anoun, pronounced /stɔː/. storey is at rank #12,868, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈstɔː.ɹɪ/.
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 13898, this pair ranks #473,245 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of store vs storey
Shared letters: eorst. Private to "store": -. Private to "storey": y.
"store" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "storey" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "store" and "storey" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "store" or "storey"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "store" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "storey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #473,245 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "store" and "storey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "storey 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 #473,245 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.