Which to use
“sook” is a verb and “sous” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,187
- “sook” frequency rank
- #25,213
- “sous” frequency rank
- 71400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sook | sous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of suck. | plural of sou |
Letter map: sook vs sous
Shared letters muted; letters that set sook and sous apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. sook and sous follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: sook vs sous
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sook is averb and sousanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sook is recorded at frequency rank #46,187, classified as averb. sous is at rank #25,213, tagged as anoun, pronounced /suːz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 71400, this pair ranks #46,898 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sook vs sous
Shared letters: os. Private to "sook": k. Private to "sous": u.
"sook" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sook" and "sous" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "sook" or "sous" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sook" and "sous".
- Full dictionary entry for "sook" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,898 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sook" and "sous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soca vs sook". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #46,898 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.