# sultan vs sustain

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sultan
*noun · IPA /ˈsʌltən/ · frequency rank #12,336*
The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.

### sustain
*verb · IPA /səˈsteɪn/ · frequency rank #7,987*
To maintain, or keep in existence.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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