# Sara vs scare

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Sara
*name · frequency rank #7,605*
A female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], variant of Sarah.

### scare
*noun · IPA /skɛə/ · frequency rank #6,413*
A minor fright.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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