Which to use
“sat” and “sez” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,314
- “sat” frequency rank
- #49,041
- “sez” frequency rank
- 51355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sat | sez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of sit | Eye dialect spelling of says. |
Where the eye mixes sat and sez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. sat (/sæt/) and sez (/sɛz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sat is recorded at frequency rank #2,314, classified as averb, pronounced /sæt/. sez is at rank #49,041, tagged as averb, pronounced /sɛz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51355, this pair ranks #166,187 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sat vs sez
Shared letters: s. Private to "sat": at. Private to "sez": ez.
"sat" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "sez" · 3 letters · shape CVC