# Spokane vs spoken

> 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.

### spoken
*adjective · IPA /ˈspəʊ.k(ə)n/ · frequency rank #3,336*
Relating to speech.

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