# stow vs straw

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### straw
*noun · IPA /stɹɔː/ · frequency rank #7,294*
A dried stalk of a cereal plant.

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