sioux
/ˈsu/
noun
Familiar
1.n.a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
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sioux and sue are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. sioux means “a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains”. sue means “French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)”. sue is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈsu/
1.n.a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
/ˈsu/
1.n.French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
| sioux | sue | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈsu/ | /ˈsu/ |
| Said | soo | soo |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 5 | 3 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 1 | 2 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | Siouan | Eugene Sue |
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2.v.institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
“He was warned that the district attorney would process him”