# sphinx vs splint

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sphinx
*noun · IPA /ˈsfɪŋks/ · frequency rank #29,100*
A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal, commonly a lion.

### splint
*noun · IPA /splɪnt/ · frequency rank #43,933*
A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.

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