# start vs store

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### start
*verb · IPA /stɑːt/ · frequency rank #18,393*
Empezar, comenzar.

### store
*noun · IPA /stɔː/ · frequency rank #11,680*
Tienda, establecimiento comercial.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/start-vs-store