# sadism vs sodium

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sadism
*noun · IPA /ˈseɪdɪzəm/ · frequency rank #49,026*
The enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation without pity.

### sodium
*noun · IPA /ˈsəʊ.dɪəm/ · frequency rank #8,729*
The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.

## Source
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