# saber vs sakes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### saber
*noun · IPA /ˈseɪ.bɚ/ · frequency rank #23,091*
US standard spelling of sabre.

### sakes
*noun · IPA /seɪks/ · frequency rank #33,006*
plural of sake (“benefit”)

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