# spirit vs spirou

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### spirit
*noun · IPA \ˈspɪɹ.ɪt\ · frequency rank #19,160*
Élan (entrain).

### spirou
*noun · IPA \spi.ˈʀu\ · frequency rank #27,627*
Écureuil.

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