# squid vs squirt

> 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

### squirt
*noun · IPA /skwɝt/ · frequency rank #21,944*
An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.

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