# spiced vs spire

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spiced
*adjective · IPA /spaɪst/ · frequency rank #28,384*
Having spice added, spicy.

### spire
*noun · IPA /spaɪə/ · frequency rank #25,217*
The stalk or stem of a plant.

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