# Spokane vs spoke

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Spokane
*noun · IPA /spoʊˈkæn/ · frequency rank #19,211*
A Native American Plateau tribe who inhabited the eastern portion of Washington state and parts of northern Idaho.

### spoke
*noun · IPA /spəʊk/ · frequency rank #2,465*
A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.

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