# skid vs squid

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### skid
*noun · IPA /skɪd/ · frequency rank #20,227*
An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.

### squid
*noun · IPA /skwɪd/ · frequency rank #16,356*
Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles

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