Which to use
“sook” and “sunk” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,187
- “sook” frequency rank
- #10,617
- “sunk” frequency rank
- 56804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sook | sunk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of suck. | past participle of sink |
Letter map: sook vs sunk
Shared letters muted; letters that set sook and sunk apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - sook / sunk
sook and sunk are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sook is recorded at frequency rank #46,187, classified as averb. sunk is at rank #10,617, tagged as averb, pronounced /sʌŋk/.
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 56804, this pair ranks #123,630 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sook vs sunk
Shared letters: ks. Private to "sook": o. Private to "sunk": nu.
"sook" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sunk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sook" and "sunk" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "sook" or "sunk" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sook" and "sunk".
- Full dictionary entry for "sook" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sunk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,630 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sook" and "sunk" 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 #123,630 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.