# sat vs start

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### sat
*verb · IPA /sæt/ · frequency rank #16,702*
Pasado simple del verbo (to) sit.

### start
*verb · IPA /stɑːt/ · frequency rank #18,393*
Empezar, comenzar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/sat-vs-start