# Susan vs sustain

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Susan
*name · IPA /ˈsuː.zən/ · frequency rank #4,803*
A female given name from Hebrew.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/susan-vs-sustain