Which to use
“saké” and “sart” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,653
- “saké” frequency rank
- #46,436
- “sart” frequency rank
- 90089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saké | sart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vin de riz japonais, produit par fermentation comme la bière, titrant de 14° à 17°. | Essart. |
Where the eye mixes saké and sart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. saké (CVCV) and sart (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between saké and sart
A purely visual mix-up. saké (\sa.ke\) and sart (\saʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saké is recorded at frequency rank #43,653, classified as anoun, pronounced \sa.ke\. sart is at rank #46,436, tagged as anoun, pronounced \saʁ\.
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 90089, this pair ranks #5,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of saké vs sart
Shared letters: as. Private to "saké": ké. Private to "sart": rt.
"saké" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sart ← asrt · sarrt · sartt · srat · ssart
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "saké" and "sart" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "saké" vs "sart" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "saké" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saké" and "sart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sabri vs sart". 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 #5,167 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.