# section vs suction

> 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.

### suction
*noun · IPA /ˈsʌkʃən/ · frequency rank #18,197*
A force which pushes matter from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first.

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