# SMP vs sub

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### SMP
*noun · frequency rank #41,382*
Initialism of statutory maternity pay (“payments made by an employer to an employee who is absent from work due to their pregnancy”).

### sub
*noun · IPA /sʌb/ · frequency rank #2,236*
Abbreviation of submarine.

## Source
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