# sun vs sunk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sun
*name · IPA /sʌn/ · frequency rank #1,154*
The star that is closest to the Earth.

### sunk
*verb · IPA /sʌŋk/ · frequency rank #10,617*
past participle of sink

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