# issue vs isu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### issue
*noun · IPA /ˈɪʃuː/ · frequency rank #589*
The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow

### isu
*noun · frequency rank #37,989*
An individual seat in the loft-like balcony of a sumo arena.

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