# sis vs sissy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sis
*noun · IPA /sɪs/ · frequency rank #12,501*
Clipping of sister.

### sissy
*noun · IPA /ˈsɪsi/ · frequency rank #21,657*
An effeminate boy or man.

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