# Sodom vs soot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### soot
*noun · IPA /suːt/ · frequency rank #28,377*
Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.

## Source
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