# Sabbath vs Shabbat

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Sabbath
*noun · IPA /ˈsæbəθ/ · frequency rank #15,050*
Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.

### Shabbat
*name · IPA /ʃəˈbɑːt/ · frequency rank #37,682*
The Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to nightfall Saturday, commemorating God's rest on the seventh day in the book of Genesis.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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