# sons vs sore

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sons
*noun · IPA /sʌnz/ · frequency rank #3,028*
plural of son

### sore
*adjective · IPA /sɔː/ · frequency rank #7,289*
Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.

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