# sub vs such

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sub
*noun · IPA /sʌb/ · frequency rank #2,236*
Abbreviation of submarine.

### such
*determiner · IPA /sʌt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #146*
Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.

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