# pique vs plaque

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pique
*verb · IPA /piːk/ · frequency rank #31,706*
To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.

### plaque
*noun · IPA /plæk/ · frequency rank #11,437*
Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.

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