# sax vs Saxon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sax
*noun · IPA /sæks/ · frequency rank #23,982*
Alternative spelling of zax.

### Saxon
*noun · IPA /ˈsæksən/ · frequency rank #13,417*
A member of an ancient West Germanic tribe that lived at the eastern North Sea coast and south of it.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sax-vs-saxon