# Curie vs curse

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Curie
*name · IPA [ky.ʁi] · frequency rank #46,457*
Apellido

### curse
*verb · IPA [ˈkuɾse] · frequency rank #44,090*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de cursar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/curie-vs-curse