# stages vs stands

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### stages
*noun · IPA \staʒ\ · frequency rank #8,464*
Pluriel de stage.

### stands
*noun · IPA \stɑ̃d\ · frequency rank #16,486*
Pluriel de stand.

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