# sped vs spud

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sped
*verb · IPA /spɛd/ · frequency rank #20,782*
simple past and past participle of speed

### spud
*noun · IPA /spʌd/ · frequency rank #42,419*
A potato.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sped-vs-spud