# SLE vs Sus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### SLE
*noun · frequency rank #48,486*
Initialism of systemic lupus erythematosus.

### 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: 2026-05-06.
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