# Sabah vs sabre

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Sabah
*name · IPA /ˈsɑːbɑː/ · frequency rank #32,575*
A state in eastern Malaysia located at the Northern part of the Borneo island with the main city Kota Kinabalu as its capital.

### sabre
*noun · IPA /ˈseɪ.bə/ · frequency rank #28,350*
A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.

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