# sakes vs sawed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sakes
*noun · IPA /seɪks/ · frequency rank #33,006*
plural of sake (“benefit”)

### sawed
*verb · frequency rank #37,213*
simple past and past participle of saw

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sakes-vs-sawed