# scepter vs sceptre

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### scepter
*noun · frequency rank #40,432*
American and archaic form of sceptre.

### sceptre
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛptə/ · frequency rank #46,759*
An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.

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