# SCO vs sect

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### SCO
*name · frequency rank #41,371*
Abbreviation of Scotland.

### sect
*noun · IPA /sɛkt/ · frequency rank #14,210*
An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sco-vs-sect