# sinful vs skilful

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sinful
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɪnfl̩/ · frequency rank #18,694*
Having sinned; guilty of sin.

### skilful
*adjective · IPA /ˈskɪlfəl/ · frequency rank #32,595*
Commonwealth and Irish form standard spelling of skillful

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