Which to use
“sate” and “skated” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,469
- “sate” frequency rank
- #37,226
- “skated” frequency rank
- 85695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sate | skated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to fill up. | simple past and past participle of skate |
Where the eye mixes sate and skated
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sate runs 4 letters (CVCV) against skated's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sate vs skated
A purely visual mix-up. sate (/seɪt/) and skated (/ˈskeɪtɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sate is recorded at frequency rank #48,469, classified as averb, pronounced /seɪt/. skated is at rank #37,226, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈskeɪtɪd/.
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 85695, this pair ranks #9,982 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sate vs skated
Shared letters: aest. Private to "sate": -. Private to "skated": dk.
"sate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "skated" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sate" and "skated" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sate" vs "skated" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "skated" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,982 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sate" and "skated" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saki vs sate". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #9,982 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.