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Rule "sobber (sober)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: sobber (sober)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>sober</suggestion> (=not intoxicated)? "Sobber" means "weeper, someone one who cries".
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I'm sobber.
    Correction suggestion: sober
ID: CONFUSION_OF_SOBBER_SOBER [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)