# coiled vs curled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coiled
*verb · IPA /kɔɪld/ · frequency rank #32,738*
simple past and past participle of coil

### curled
*adjective · frequency rank #18,531*
curly

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