# stow vs Stowe

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stow
*noun · IPA /stoʊ/ · frequency rank #26,977*
A place, stead.

### Stowe
*name · frequency rank #32,197*
A surname.

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