# soda vs sour

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### soda
*noun · IPA /ˈsəʊdə/ · frequency rank #6,740*
Sodium bicarbonate.

### sour
*adjective · IPA /ˈsaʊə/ · frequency rank #8,610*
Tasting of acidity.

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