# she vs sub

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### she
*pronoun · IPA /ʃiː/ · frequency rank #64*
The female (typically) person or animal previously mentioned or implied.

### sub
*noun · IPA /sʌb/ · frequency rank #2,236*
Abbreviation of submarine.

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