stash

Name: stash, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/stæʃ/

//stæʃ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“stash” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,227
frequency rank, English: 6,566
“S” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A collection, sometimes hidden.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stash · stash · English

stash · rank #14,227 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #14,227
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-1 1 vowel
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,566
PHOTO-FINISH Stephens

Nearest frequency peer: Stephens (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Sonia

85,777
specs

85,776
stash

85,774
Stephens

85,773
stimulating

85,772
striped

85,770

What this shows “stash” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stash vs STS

0% similar

stash vs sth

60% similar

stash vs stay

60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stash
Property	Value
Headword	stash
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/stæʃ/
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#14,227
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stash”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).stashlands here:

#14,227

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Stephens” (#14,228), “specs” (#14,225), “stimulating” (#14,229). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stash” is #14,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around stash (IPA /stæʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,227 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for stash, with forms such as "satsh", "sstash", and "stahs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "STS", "sth", "stay", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Unknown. Perhaps a blend of stick + cache or stow + cache. The correct English form is stash, spelled S-T-A-S-H.

Definition

1
A collection, sometimes hidden.
2
A place where drugs are stored.
3
Clothing or other items branded with a particular university club or society's logo.
4
A collection of yarn or other materials not yet allocated to any particular craft project.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how stash appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Near-synonyms: cache, reserve
They had quite a stash of food saved up for emergencies.

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps a blend of stick + cache or stow + cache.

This word in other languages

reserva(Español)planque(Français)Vorrat(Deutsch)esconderijo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

satsh
sstash
stahs
stashh
stassh
stsah
sttash
tsash

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stash - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "stash"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stash"?

"stash" is spelled S-T-A-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /stæʃ/.

What does "stash" mean?

As a noun, "stash" means: A collection, sometimes hidden.

What words are commonly confused with "stash"?

"stash" is commonly confused with "STS", "sth", "stay". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "stash"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stash" is /stæʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "stash"?

Unknown. Perhaps a blend of stick + cache or stow + cache. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stash", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

specs#14,225 Sonia#14,224 slain#14,221 viola#14,248

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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