# spiky vs stinky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spiky
*adjective · IPA /ˈspaɪki/ · frequency rank #39,582*
Of a plant: producing spikes (“ears (as of corn); inflorescences in which sessile flowers are arranged on unbranched elongated axes”).

### stinky
*adjective · IPA /ˈstɪŋki/ · frequency rank #24,916*
Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

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