# spent vs spunk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spent
*adjective · IPA /spɛnt/ · frequency rank #1,029*
Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.

### spunk
*noun · IPA /spʌŋk/ · frequency rank #43,934*
A spark.

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