Which to use
“Sake” and “sale” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,710
- “Sake” frequency rank
- #13,472
- “sale” frequency rank
- 61182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sake | sale |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | japanisches alkoholisches Getränk, das aus mit Hefe vergorenem Reis hergestellt wird und heiß getrunken wird | Transaktion Ware gegen Geld: Verkauf |
Where the eye mixes Sake and sale
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Sake and sale follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Sake and sale
A purely visual mix-up. Sake ([ˈzaːkə]) and sale ([seɪl]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - k in “Sake” becomes l in “sale”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sake is recorded at frequency rank #47,710, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzaːkə]. sale is at rank #13,472, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seɪl].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61182, this pair ranks #759,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Sake vs sale
Shared letters: aes. Private to "Sake": k. Private to "sale": l.
"Sake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sake" and "sale" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Sake" vs "sale" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #759,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sake" and "sale" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sake vs Sire". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #759,275 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.