# slept vs spent

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slept
*verb · IPA /slɛpt/ · frequency rank #5,366*
simple past and past participle of sleep

### spent
*adjective · IPA /spɛnt/ · frequency rank #1,029*
Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slept-vs-spent