# sprung vs spunk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sprung
*verb · IPA /spɹʌŋ/ · frequency rank #17,036*
simple past and past participle of spring

### spunk
*noun · IPA /spʌŋk/ · frequency rank #43,934*
A spark.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sprung-vs-spunk