# son vs sry

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### son
*determiner · IPA [zoːn] · frequency rank #5,881*
umgangssprachlich:

### sry
*intj · IPA […] · frequency rank #20,063*
kurz für sorry – ‚tut mir leid‘

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