# spilt vs spoils

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spilt
*adjective · IPA /spɪlt/ · frequency rank #32,598*
That has been spilled.

### spoils
*noun · IPA /spɔɪlz/ · frequency rank #18,961*
That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.

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