# shout vs sou

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shout
*noun · IPA /ʃaʊt/ · frequency rank #6,519*
A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.

### sou
*noun · IPA /suː/ · frequency rank #35,525*
An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound.

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