# sank vs sash

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sank
*verb · IPA /ˈsæŋk/ · frequency rank #11,288*
simple past of sink

### sash
*noun · IPA /sæʃ/ · frequency rank #21,647*
A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.

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