# sleet vs spelt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sleet
*noun · IPA /sliːt/ · frequency rank #35,939*
Pellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.

### spelt
*verb · IPA /ˈspɛlt/ · frequency rank #23,111*
simple past and past participle of spell

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