# sinus vs Sus

> 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).

### Sus
*name · frequency rank #27,667*
Synonym of Shush (“city in Khuzestan, Iran”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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