# smut vs strut

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### smut
*noun · IPA /smʌt/ · frequency rank #34,290*
Soot.

### strut
*verb · IPA /stɹʌt/ · frequency rank #23,692*
Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.

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