# spanked vs spared

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spanked
*verb · IPA /spæŋkt/ · frequency rank #33,026*
simple past and past participle of spank

### spared
*verb · IPA /ˈspɛɹd/ · frequency rank #12,330*
simple past and past participle of spare

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