# curly vs curve

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### curly
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɝli/ · frequency rank #12,953*
Having curls.

### curve
*adjective · IPA /kɜːv/ · frequency rank #5,671*
Bent without angles; crooked; curved.

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