# scars vs sparse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### scars
*noun · IPA /skɑɹz/ · frequency rank #10,273*
plural of scar

### sparse
*adjective · IPA /spɑːs/ · frequency rank #18,193*
Having widely spaced intervals.

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