# sake vs san

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sake
*noun · IPA /ˈseɪk/ · frequency rank #3,652*
Cause, interest or account.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sake-vs-san