# spunk vs sputnik

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### sputnik
*noun · IPA /ˈspʊtnɪk/ · frequency rank #38,631*
Any of a series of Soviet robotic space satellites, especially the first one in 1957.

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