# stover

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstəʊ.və/ · frequency rank #49,076

## Definitions
1. Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.
2. Stalks and leaves, not including grain, of certain forages

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman estovers (“necessities”) via Middle English estover (“allowance”), ultimately from Latin est opus (“there is need”). Compare estover.

## Easily confused with
- **Stowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stover-vs-stowe)
- **stowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stover-vs-stowed)
- **strove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stover-vs-strove)
- **store** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/store-vs-stover)
- **stone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stone-vs-stover)
- **Steve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steve-vs-stover)
- **stole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stole-vs-stover)
- **sober** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sober-vs-stover)
- **stoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stoke-vs-stover)
- **steer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steer-vs-stover)
- **stove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stove-vs-stover)
- **shove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shove-vs-stover)
- **saver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saver-vs-stover)
- **sever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-stover)
- **stave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stave-vs-stover)
- **silver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silver-vs-stover)
- **stores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stores-vs-stover)
- **shower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shower-vs-stover)
- **server** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/server-vs-stover)
- **stolen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stolen-vs-stover)

## Common misspellings (9)
`sotver`, `sstover`, `stoevr`, `stoverr`, `stovre`, `stovver`, `sttover`, `stvoer`, `tsover`

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