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For example:
"She's upstairs," said Tom.
What if spoke is put in the place of said? Meaning:
"She's upstairs," spoke Tom.
I haven't seen anything like that in books or anywhere really, but is that correct, grammar-wise? If said was replaced with thought or wrote, it'd still be correct, but I'm uncertain regarding spoke.
Google ngrams show barely any usage for spoke, and Google itself doesn't show particularly any reliable sources.
No, they aren't directly interchangeable.
Say/said is (usually) a transitive verb; that is, it takes an object. Tom said "Hello" or said "Goodbye" or said "She's upstairs", but he never just said.
On the other hand, speak/spoke can be intransitive or transitive. It often doesn't need an object - it is entirely acceptable to say 'Tom spoke' without elaborating on what was spoken - and when it does take one, it is usually an abstract description, not a direct quote. Tom might speak English, or speak the truth or speak volumes, but he is unlikely to ever speak "go away" or speak "what are you doing?".
