# sage vs sue

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sage
*adjective · IPA /seɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #9,247*
Wise.

### sue
*verb · IPA /sjuː/ · frequency rank #4,985*
To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.

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