# sore vs sowed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### sowed
*verb · IPA /səʊd/ · frequency rank #47,920*
simple past and past participle of sow

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