# sop vs sub

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### sub
*noun · IPA /sʌb/ · frequency rank #2,236*
Abbreviation of submarine.

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