# sou vs SQL

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sou
*noun · IPA /suː/ · frequency rank #35,525*
An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound.

### SQL
*noun · IPA /ɛs kjuː ɛl/ · frequency rank #17,725*
Initialism of Structured Query Language.

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