# sabre vs sari

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### sari
*noun · IPA /ˈsɑː.ɹi/ · frequency rank #26,953*
The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

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