# sanft vs santo

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### sanft
*adjective · IPA [zanft] · frequency rank #6,968*
sehr ruhig; ohne Kraftaufwand; zart

### santo
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #17,711*
heilig

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/sanft-vs-santo