# saints vs splints

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### saints
*noun · IPA /seɪnts/ · frequency rank #5,545*
plural of saint

### splints
*noun · frequency rank #47,346*
an equine ailment

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