# sage

> English word · Adjective · IPA /seɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #9,247

## Definitions
1. Wise.
2. Grave; serious; solemn.

## Etymology
From Middle English sage, from Old French sage (11th century), from Vulgar Latin *sapium, from Latin sapere (“to taste, to discern, to be wise”).
The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.

## Easily confused with
- **se** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-se)
- **SG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sg)
- **she** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-she)
- **see** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-see)
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-say)
- **saw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-saw)
- **san** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-san)
- **Sam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sam)
- **sat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sat)
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sue)
- **sap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sap)
- **sal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sal)
- **SAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sas)
- **Sao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sao)
- **sai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sai)
- **sig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sig)
- **Sar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sar)
- **sax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sax)
- **sie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sie)
- **SME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-sme)

## Common misspellings (5)
`asge`, `saeg`, `sagge`, `sgae`, `ssage`

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