# Sakurai vs samurai

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Sakurai
*name · frequency rank #46,158*
A surname from Japanese.

### samurai
*noun · IPA /ˈsæm(j)ʊɹaɪ/ · frequency rank #12,134*
In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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