stake and steak are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. stake means “(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something”. steak means “a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish”.
/ˈsteɪk/
1.n.(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
“they have interests all over the world”
2.n.a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
“a pair of posts marked the goal”
3.n.instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
/ˈsteɪk/
| stake | steak | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈsteɪk/ | /ˈsteɪk/ |
| Said | stayk | stayk |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 5 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 10 | 1 |
| How common | Common | Common |
| Synonyms | interest | none recorded |
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1.n.a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish