stoep vs stoop

stoep

noun
  • A raised veranda in front of a house. 

stoop

noun
  • The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence. 

  • A stooping, bent position of the body. 

  • A vessel for holding liquids; like a flagon but without the spout. 

  • A post or pillar, especially a gatepost or a support in a mine. 

  • The threshold of a doorway, a doorstep. 

  • An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack. 

verb
  • To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals. 

  • To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend. 

  • To cause to incline downward; to slant. 

  • Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey. 

  • To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch. 

  • To cause to submit; to prostrate. 

  • To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection. 

How often have the words stoep and stoop occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )