# sinus vs sous

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sinus
*noun · IPA /ˈsaɪ.nəs/ · frequency rank #20,225*
A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus).

### sous
*noun · IPA /suːz/ · frequency rank #25,213*
plural of sou

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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