# Sark vs start

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Sark
*name · IPA /sɑːk/ · frequency rank #42,880*
One of the Channel Islands; notable inter alia for its local government containing one of the last vestiges of feudalism in Europe.

### start
*noun · IPA /stɑːt/ · frequency rank #248*
The beginning of an activity.

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