# section vs sexton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### section
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛkʃən/ · frequency rank #1,097*
A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.

### sexton
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛk.stən/ · frequency rank #26,242*
A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer.

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