# sank vs SAS

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### sank
*verb · IPA [zaŋk] · frequency rank #8,128*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sinken

### SAS
*noun · IPA [ɛsʔɛɪ̯ˈɛs] · frequency rank #26,150*
Sondereinheit der britischen Armee

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/sank-vs-sas