Which to use
“spieth” is a verb and “spilt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,029
- “spieth” frequency rank
- #32,598
- “spilt” frequency rank
- 65627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spieth | spilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of spy | That has been spilled. |
Letter map: spieth vs spilt
Shared letters muted; letters that set spieth and spilt apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for spieth / spilt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: spieth is averb and spiltanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spieth is recorded at frequency rank #33,029, classified as averb. spilt is at rank #32,598, tagged as anadj, pronounced /spɪlt/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 65627, this pair ranks #71,842 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of spieth vs spilt
Shared letters: ipst. Private to "spieth": eh. Private to "spilt": l.
"spieth" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "spilt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "spieth" and "spilt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "spieth" or "spilt"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "spieth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,842 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spieth" and "spilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spilt vs spiny". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #71,842 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.