# slug vs sud

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slug
*noun · IPA /slʌɡ/ · frequency rank #19,465*
Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.

### sud
*noun · IPA /sʌd/ · frequency rank #37,717*
A bubble of lather or foam (the singular of suds).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slug-vs-sud