# sadder vs slander

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sadder
*adjective · IPA /ˈsæ.də/ · frequency rank #30,949*
comparative form of sad: more sad

### slander
*noun · IPA /ˈslɑːndə/ · frequency rank #18,695*
A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.

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