# soak vs sour

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### soak
*verb · IPA /səʊk/ · frequency rank #12,863*
To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

### sour
*adjective · IPA /ˈsaʊə/ · frequency rank #8,610*
Tasting of acidity.

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