# sleuth vs slough

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sleuth
*noun · IPA /sluːθ/ · frequency rank #45,664*
A detective.

### slough
*noun · IPA /slʌf/ · frequency rank #26,965*
The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.

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