Which to use
“saké” and “stade” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,653
- “saké” frequency rank
- #1,191
- “stade” frequency rank
- 44844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saké | stade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vin de riz japonais, produit par fermentation comme la bière, titrant de 14° à 17°. | Mesure de longueur valant à peu près 180 mètres. |
Where the eye mixes saké and stade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between saké and stade
A purely visual mix-up. saké (\sa.ke\) and stade (\stad\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44844, 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\. stade is at rank #1,191, tagged as anoun, pronounced \stad\.
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 44844, this pair ranks #207,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saké vs stade
Shared letters: as. Private to "saké": ké. Private to "stade": det.
"saké" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "stade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- stade ← satde · sstade · stadde · staed · stdae · sttade · tsade
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saké" for "stade" ever safe?
Frequency check: "saké" vs "stade" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "stade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saké" and "stade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saké vs stase". 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 #207,385 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.