# so vs syn

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### so
*conjunction · IPA /səʊ/ · frequency rank #33*
Reduced form of 'so that', used to express purpose; in order that.

### syn
*adjective · frequency rank #28,044*
That has a torsion angle between 0° and 90°.

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