Which to use
“sounds” is a verb and “sous” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,674
- “sounds” frequency rank
- #29,337
- “sous” frequency rank
- 44011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sounds | sous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sound | unter (unterhalb von) |
Letter map: sounds vs sous
Shared letters muted; letters that set sounds and sous apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: sounds vs sous
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sounds is averb and sousapreposition. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sounds is recorded at frequency rank #14,674, classified as averb, pronounced […]. sous is at rank #29,337, tagged as aprep, pronounced [su].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44011, this pair ranks #1,399,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sounds vs sous
Shared letters: osu. Private to "sounds": dn. Private to "sous": -.
"sounds" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "sous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sounds" for "sous" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sounds" vs "sous" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sounds" and "sous".
- Full dictionary entry for "sounds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,399,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sounds" and "sous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sous vs SUVs". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,399,921 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.