# sow vs STR

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sow
*noun · IPA /saʊ/ · frequency rank #17,722*
A female pig.

### STR
*noun · frequency rank #20,507*
Initialism of short tandem repeat.

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