Which to use
“sakes” and “saki” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,006
- “sakes” frequency rank
- #49,028
- “saki” frequency rank
- 82034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sakes | saki |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of sake (“benefit”) | Alternative spelling of saké (“rice wine”). |
Letter map: sakes vs saki
Shared letters muted; letters that set sakes and saki apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. sakes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against saki's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on sakes vs saki
sakes and saki are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sakes is recorded at frequency rank #33,006, classified as anoun, pronounced /seɪks/. saki is at rank #49,028, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 82034, this pair ranks #16,536 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sakes vs saki
Shared letters: aks. Private to "sakes": e. Private to "saki": i.
"sakes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "saki" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sakes" and "saki" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "sakes" or "saki" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sakes" and "saki".
- Full dictionary entry for "sakes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saki" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,536 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sakes" and "saki" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saki vs savin". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #16,536 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.