# sensei vs Sergei

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sensei
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛnseɪ/ · frequency rank #25,570*
A martial arts instructor; especially one for a Japanese martial art.

### Sergei
*name · frequency rank #15,269*
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj), equivalent to Sergius.

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