# sultry vs surry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sultry
*adjective · IPA /ˈsʌltɹi/ · frequency rank #29,485*
Hot and humid; sweltering.

### surry
*noun · frequency rank #47,362*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sultry-vs-surry