# san vs se

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### se
*noun · IPA /sɛ/ · frequency rank #4,410*
A type of ancient Chinese plucked zither.

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