# sec vs Sven

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Sven
*name · frequency rank #21,374*
A male given name from Swedish.

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