# sorry vs Surrey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sorry
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɒɹ.i/ · frequency rank #682*
Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.

### Surrey
*name · IPA /ˈsʌɹi/ · frequency rank #10,138*
An inland county of South East England, bordered clockwise by Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire.

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