# sane

> English word · Adjective · IPA /seɪn/ · frequency rank #11,791

## Definitions
1. Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.
2. Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge the effect of one's actions in an ordinary manner.
3. Rational; reasonable; sensible.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin sānus (“healthy; sane”). Doublet of sound.

## Easily confused with
- **se** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-se)
- **she** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-she)
- **see** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-see)
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-say)
- **saw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-saw)
- **son** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-son)
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-sun)
- **sat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-sat)
- **sin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-sin)
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-sue)
- **sen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-sen)
- **SNP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-snp)
- **sap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-sap)
- **SAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-sas)
- **Sao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-sao)
- **SNL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-snl)
- **Sar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-sar)
- **sax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-sax)
- **sie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-sie)
- **SME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sane-vs-sme)

## Common misspellings (4)
`asne`, `sanne`, `snae`, `ssane`

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