# sake vs ska

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ska
*noun · IPA /skɑː/ · frequency rank #27,287*
A style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues; it was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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