# scone vs sponge

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### scone
*noun · IPA /skɒn/ · frequency rank #40,011*
A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.

### sponge
*noun · IPA /spʌnd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #13,246*
Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.

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