Which to use
“sake” and “saque” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,392
- “sake” frequency rank
- #5,155
- “saque” frequency rank
- 37547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sake | saque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bebida alcohólica producto de la fermentación del arroz, que es tradicional de Japón. | Acción o efecto de sacar (en sus diferentes acepciones). |
Same sound, different letters: sake vs saque
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Homophone desk: sake vs saque
This is the hard kind. sake and saque are pronounced identically ([ˈsake]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sake is recorded at frequency rank #32,392, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsake]. saque is at rank #5,155, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsake].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37547, this pair ranks #174,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sake vs saque
Shared letters: aes. Private to "sake": k. Private to "saque": qu.
"sake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "saque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sake" for "saque" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sake" or "saque"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "sake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sake" and "saque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sake vs sari". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #174,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.