# Spain vs spasm

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Spain
*name · IPA /speɪn/ · frequency rank #2,560*
A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid.

### spasm
*noun · IPA /ˈspæz.m̩/ · frequency rank #35,950*
A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.

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