# sorrow vs sparrow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### sparrow
*noun · IPA /ˈspæɹ.əʊ/ · frequency rank #15,512*
The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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