# Sousa vs spousal

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Sousa
*name · frequency rank #38,627*
A surname from Portuguese.

### spousal
*adjective · IPA /ˈspaʊzəl/ · frequency rank #34,298*
of or relating to marriage

## Source
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