# soul vs south

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### soul
*noun · IPA /səʊl/ · frequency rank #1,649*
The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.

### south
*noun · IPA /saʊθ/ · frequency rank #392*
The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.

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