# sobs vs sort

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sobs
*noun · IPA /sɑbz/ · frequency rank #23,107*
plural of sob

### sort
*noun · IPA /soɹt/ · frequency rank #1,098*
A general type.

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