# sans vs santo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sans
*preposition · IPA /sænz/ · frequency rank #13,416*
Without; lacking, especially with regard to something expected or with precedent

### santo
*noun · frequency rank #18,180*
A wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.

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