# sorrow vs sorrows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sorrow
*noun · IPA /ˈsɒɹ.əʊ/ · frequency rank #10,772*
unhappiness, woe

### sorrows
*noun · IPA /ˈsɔɹoʊz/ · frequency rank #21,663*
plural of sorrow

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