# sod vs Sodom

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sod
*noun · IPA /sɒd/ · frequency rank #21,072*
The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.

### Sodom
*name · IPA /ˈsɒ.dəm/ · frequency rank #34,692*
A city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition, but not specifically named in the Qur'an, was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants.

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