# slut vs spun

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slut
*noun · IPA /slʌt/ · frequency rank #10,278*
A sexually promiscuous woman.

### spun
*verb · IPA /spʌn/ · frequency rank #11,799*
simple past and past participle of spin

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