# stork vs stout

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stork
*noun · IPA /stɔɹk/ · frequency rank #33,860*
A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the order Ciconiiformes and its family Ciconiidae.

### stout
*adjective · IPA /staʊt/ · frequency rank #16,140*
Large; bulky.

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