# sour vs sum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sour
*adjective · IPA /ˈsaʊə/ · frequency rank #8,610*
Tasting of acidity.

### sum
*noun · IPA /sʌm/ · frequency rank #4,050*
A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sour-vs-sum