# sanctity vs sanity

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sanctity
*noun · IPA /ˈsæŋktɪti/ · frequency rank #27,630*
Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness

### sanity
*noun · IPA /ˈsæ.nə.ti/ · frequency rank #15,263*
The condition of being sane.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanctity-vs-sanity