# sparkle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspɑː.kəl/ · frequency rank #17,723

## Definitions
1. A little spark; a scintillation.
2. Brilliance; luster.
3. Liveliness; vivacity.
4. The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence.

## Etymology
From Middle English sparkel, sparkle, sparcle, equivalent to spark + -le (diminutive suffix). In some modern uses deverbal from etymology 2 below.

## Easily confused with
- **Sparks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparkle-vs-sparks)
- **sparse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparkle-vs-sparse)
- **Sparky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparkle-vs-sparky)
- **sparkly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparkle-vs-sparkly)
- **startle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparkle-vs-startle)
- **starkly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparkle-vs-starkly)
- **spare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spare-vs-sparkle)
- **spark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spark-vs-sparkle)
- **Searle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/searle-vs-sparkle)
- **shackle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shackle-vs-sparkle)

## Common misspellings (11)
`psarkle`, `saprkle`, `spakrle`, `sparkel`, `sparkkle`, `sparklle`, `sparlke`, `sparrkle`, `spparkle`, `sprakle`, `ssparkle`

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