SakevssattTell them apart

Quick tell: Sake is a noun, satt is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Sake” is a noun and “satt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,710
“Sake” frequency rank
#6,348
“satt” frequency rank
54058
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sake satt
Definition japanisches alkoholisches Getränk, das aus mit Hefe vergorenem Reis hergestellt wird und heiß getrunken wird nicht mehr hungrig; keinen Hunger mehr habend

Where the eye mixes Sake and satt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Sake
4 ch
satt

Look-alike desk: Sake vs satt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sake is [ˈzaːkə] while satt is [zat]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54058, 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]. satt is at rank #6,348, tagged as anadj, pronounced [zat].

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 54058, this pair ranks #1,033,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Sake vs satt

Shared letters: as. Private to "Sake": ek. Private to "satt": t.

"Sake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "satt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sakeaske · saek · sakke · skae · ssake
  • sattastt · ssatt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Sake" for "satt" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Sake" is a noun and "satt" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Sake" vs "satt" - which ranks higher?
"satt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,348 in our German list, against #47,710 for "Sake". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "satt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,033,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sake" and "satt" 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 #1,033,797 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list