# self vs Sul

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### self
*pronoun · IPA /ˈsɛlf/ · frequency rank #564*
Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned).

### Sul
*name · frequency rank #33,868*
Diminutive of Sully.

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