store

/stɔː/

//stɔː// noun

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"store" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“store” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,030. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,030
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.

Corpus desk

Index EN-store · store · English

store · rank #1,030 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,030
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH spent

Nearest frequency peer: spent (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “store”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “store” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

store vs STR
0% similar
store vs sure
60% similar
store vs stow
60% similar

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

Key facts for store
PropertyValue
Headwordstore
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/stɔː/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,030
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “store” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). store lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around store (IPA /stɔː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,030 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for store, with forms such as "sotre", "sstore", and "stoer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "STR", "sure", "stow", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English store, stoure, storre, from Anglo-Norman stor, estore, estorr, estoer, and Old French estour, estor, from Latin īnstaurō. The correct English form is store, spelled S-T-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
  2. 2
    A supply held in storage.
  3. 3
    A building (or portion thereof) where items may be purchased.
  4. 4
    Memory.
  5. 5
    A great quantity or number; abundance.
  6. 6
    Ellipsis of store cattle beast: a head of store cattle (feeder cattle to be sold to others for finishing).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Near-synonyms: storeroom, stockroom, warehouse, magazine (archaic)
  2. This building used to be a store for old tires.

Etymology

From Middle English store, stoure, storre, from Anglo-Norman stor, estore, estorr, estoer, and Old French estour, estor, from Latin īnstaurō.

This word in other languages

depósito(Español)entrepôt(Français)Lager(Deutsch)depósito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sotre
  • sstore
  • stoer
  • storre
  • stroe
  • sttore
  • tsore

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of store - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sotre2sstore1stoer2storre1stroe2sttore1tsore2
Edit distance from "store"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "store"?
"store" is spelled S-T-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /stɔː/.
What does "store" mean?
As a noun, "store" means: A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
What words are commonly confused with "store"?
"store" is commonly confused with "STR", "sure", "stow". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "store"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "store" is /stɔː/. 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 "store"?
From Middle English store, stoure, storre, from Anglo-Norman stor, estore, estorr, estoer, and Old French estour, estor, from Latin īnstaurō. 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 "store", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

spent#1,029sales#1,028track#1,033peace#1,024

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

eight7 variantseffect7 variantsalbum7 variantswrite7 variants
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list