# Cupid vs cured

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Cupid
*name · IPA /ˈkjuːpɪd/ · frequency rank #22,338*
The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.

### cured
*verb · IPA /kjʊəd/ · frequency rank #10,524*
simple past and past participle of cure

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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