# silence vs silent

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### silence
*noun · IPA /si.lɑ̃s/ · frequency rank #39,992*
Silencio.

### silent
*adjective · IPA /ˈsaɪlənt/ · frequency rank #33,844*
Silencioso.

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