# skunk vs stuck

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### skunk
*noun · IPA /skʌŋk/ · frequency rank #25,578*
Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

### stuck
*verb · IPA /stʌk/ · frequency rank #2,131*
simple past and past participle of stick (archaic sticked)

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