# stumble vs stumbled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stumble
*noun · IPA /ˈstʌmbəl/ · frequency rank #16,801*
A fall, trip or substantial misstep.

### stumbled
*verb · IPA /ˈstʌmbl̩d/ · frequency rank #11,979*
simple past and past participle of stumble

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