# somber vs some

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### somber
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɑmbɚ/ · frequency rank #27,291*
US standard spelling of sombre.

### some
*pronoun · IPA /sʌm/ · frequency rank #69*
A certain number, at least two.

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