# sean vs sec

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sean
*verb · frequency rank #4,267*
Dated form of seine.

### sec
*noun · IPA /sɛk/ · frequency rank #4,268*
Second, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.

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