# secs vs sem

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### secs
*noun · IPA /sɛks/ · frequency rank #24,894*
plural of sec; seconds

### sem
*noun · IPA /sɛm/ · frequency rank #21,060*
Clipping of seminary.

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