# s

> English word · Character · IPA /ɛs/ · frequency rank #142

## Definitions
1. The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.

## Easily confused with
- **so** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-so)
- **SA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sa)
- **se** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-se)
- **SC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sc)
- **SI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-si)
- **SS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-ss)
- **SP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sp)
- **su** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-su)
- **SD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sd)
- **sf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sf)
- **sh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sh)
- **SM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sm)
- **SB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sb)
- **SW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sw)
- **SL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sl)
- **SG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sg)
- **SK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sk)
- **SV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sv)
- **SJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sj)
- **Sy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/s-vs-sy)

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