# sly vs sole

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### sly
*adjective · IPA \ˈslaɪ\ · frequency rank #47,613*
Matois, malin.

### sole
*noun · IPA \sɔl\ · frequency rank #24,037*
Partie inférieure creuse du sabot.  ^([1])

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