# sox vs sum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sox
*noun · IPA /sɑks/ · frequency rank #9,101*
plural of sock (footwear)

### 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: 2026-05-06.
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