# spur vs sturt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spur
*noun · IPA /spɜː/ · frequency rank #11,976*
A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.

### sturt
*noun · IPA /stɜː(ɹ)t/ · frequency rank #45,104*
In an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the embryo, the line passes between two organs with a probability, in percent, equal to the number of sturts between them.

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