# sap vs strap

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sap
*noun · IPA /sæp/ · frequency rank #13,054*
The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.

### strap
*noun · IPA /stɹæp/ · frequency rank #9,825*
A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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