# schedule vs scheduler

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### schedule
*noun · IPA /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/ · frequency rank #2,178*
A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur.

### scheduler
*noun · IPA /ˈʃɛdjələ/ · frequency rank #44,474*
A person or device that determines a schedule, that determines the order that tasks are to be done.

## Source
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