# sock vs sons

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sock
*noun · IPA /sɒk/ · frequency rank #12,864*
A knitted or woven covering for the foot.

### sons
*noun · IPA /sʌnz/ · frequency rank #3,028*
plural of son

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