# straight vs straighten

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### straight
*adjective · IPA /stɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #979*
Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.

### straighten
*verb · IPA /ˈstɹeɪtn̩/ · frequency rank #20,508*
To cause to become straight.

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