# says vs secs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### says
*verb · IPA /sɛz/ · frequency rank #310*
third-person singular simple present indicative of say

### secs
*noun · IPA /sɛks/ · frequency rank #24,894*
plural of sec; seconds

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