# safe vs san

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### safe
*adjective · IPA /seɪf/ · frequency rank #914*
Not in danger; out of harm's reach.

### san
*noun · IPA /ˈsæn/ · frequency rank #1,148*
An Ancient Greek letter representing /s/ (uppercase Ϻ, lowercase ϻ), originally used in some dialects instead of sigma.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safe-vs-san