# squid vs squirm

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### squid
*noun · IPA /skwɪd/ · frequency rank #16,356*
Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles

### squirm
*verb · IPA /skwɜːm/ · frequency rank #38,177*
To twist one's body with snakelike motions.

## Source
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