# Sato

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #28,354

## Definitions
1. A surname from Japanese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 佐藤 (Satō).

## Easily confused with
- **so** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-so)
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-say)
- **set** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-set)
- **saw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-saw)
- **sit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-sit)
- **SEO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-seo)
- **STD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-std)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-sta)
- **STR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-str)
- **STS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-sts)
- **Stu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-stu)
- **sax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-sax)
- **sho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-sho)
- **STI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-sti)
- **SMT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-smt)
- **STM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-stm)
- **STP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-stp)
- **sav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-sav)
- **sth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-sth)
- **sot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sato-vs-sot)

## Common misspellings (5)
`asto`, `saot`, `satto`, `ssato`, `stao`

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