# sunrise vs surprise

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sunrise
*noun · IPA /ˈsʌnɹaɪz/ · frequency rank #9,402*
The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

### surprise
*noun · IPA /səˈpɹaɪz/ · frequency rank #1,841*
Something unexpected.

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