# said vs Sam

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### said
*verb · IPA /sɛd/ · frequency rank #100*
simple past and past participle of say

### Sam
*name · IPA /ˈsæm/ · frequency rank #2,313*
A diminutive of the male given names Samuel or Samson.

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