# sober vs sole

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sober
*adjective · IPA /ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #7,850*
Not drunk; not intoxicated.

### sole
*adjective · IPA /səʊl/ · frequency rank #4,411*
Only.

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