# saw vs su

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### saw
*noun · IPA /sɑ/ · frequency rank #459*
A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal.

### su
*noun · frequency rank #8,094*
Alternative form of xu (“former Vietnamese currency”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saw-vs-su