# spark vs star

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spark
*noun · IPA /spɑɹk/ · frequency rank #7,290*
A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.

### star
*noun · IPA /stɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #666*
Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.

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