# Sabine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈseɪbaɪn/ · frequency rank #21,918

## Definitions
1. A member of a certain ancient tribe of Italy.

## Etymology
From Latin Sabinus. The name is said to mean "of one's own," from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own”).

## Easily confused with
- **sane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-sane)
- **sine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-sine)
- **saint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-saint)
- **shine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-shine)
- **spine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-spine)
- **swine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-swine)
- **satin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-satin)
- **Sadie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-sadie)
- **seine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-seine)
- **sabre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-sabre)
- **sable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-sable)
- **sarin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-sarin)
- **savin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-savin)
- **saying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-saying)
- **saving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-saving)
- **shrine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-shrine)
- **satire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-satire)
- **saline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-saline)
- **sawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-sawing)
- **salina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabine-vs-salina)

## Common misspellings (8)
`asbine`, `sabbine`, `sabien`, `sabinne`, `sabnie`, `saibne`, `sbaine`, `ssabine`

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