# stole

> English word · Verb · IPA /stəʊl/ · frequency rank #5,087

## Definitions
1. simple past of steal
2. past participle of steal

## Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

## Easily confused with
- **stop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stop)
- **stow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stow)
- **story** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-story)
- **style** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-style)
- **store** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-store)
- **stone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stone)
- **storm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-storm)
- **stood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stood)
- **stops** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stops)
- **stove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stove)
- **swore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-swore)
- **stool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stool)
- **stout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stout)
- **stony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stony)
- **stomp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stomp)
- **stoop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stoop)
- **Stowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stowe)
- **stork** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stork)
- **Stoll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stoll)
- **stores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stores)

## Common misspellings (7)
`sotle`, `sstole`, `stloe`, `stoel`, `stolle`, `sttole`, `tsole`

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