# sober vs somber

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### somber
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɑmbɚ/ · frequency rank #27,291*
US standard spelling of sombre.

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