# sect vs sew

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### sew
*verb · IPA /səʊ/ · frequency rank #16,124*
To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.

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