# silken vs silky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### silken
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɪlkən/ · frequency rank #46,178*
Made of silk.

### silky
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɪlki/ · frequency rank #20,772*
Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.

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