# stick vs sting

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### stick
*noun · IPA /stɪk/ · frequency rank #28,957*
Palo.

### sting
*noun · IPA /ˈstɪŋ/ · frequency rank #46,229*
Picadura, picotazo.

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