sate vs slated, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“sate” is a verb and “slated” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,469
“sate” frequency rank: #16,587
“slated” frequency rank: 65056
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	sate	slated
Definition	To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to fill up.	scheduled

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sate and slated apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

sate

6 ch

slated

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sate is /seɪt/ while slated is /ˈsleɪ.tɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65056, 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/. slated is at rank #16,587, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsleɪ.tɪd/.

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 65056, this pair ranks #74,647 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sate vs slated

Shared letters: aest. Private to "sate": -. Private to "slated": dl.

"sate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "slated" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

sate ← aste · ssate · stae
slated ← slaetd · slatde · slatedd · slatted · sllated · sltaed · sslated

Frequency comparison

sate#48,469

slated#16,587

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sate" and "slated" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sate" is a verb and "slated" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "sate" or "slated"?

"slated" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,587 in our English list, against #48,469 for "sate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sate vs slated

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “sate”; for an adjective, it's “slated”.
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