# sofa vs sop

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sofa
*noun · IPA /ˈsəʊfə/ · frequency rank #9,540*
A raised area of a building's floor, usually covered with carpeting, used for sitting.

### sop
*noun · IPA /sɒp/ · frequency rank #34,293*
Something entirely soaked.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sofa-vs-sop