# sleek vs spleen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sleek
*adjective · IPA /sliːk/ · frequency rank #18,696*
Having an even, smooth surface; smooth

### spleen
*noun · IPA /spliːn/ · frequency rank #24,321*
In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.

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