# sexting vs sexton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sexting
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛkstɪŋ/ · frequency rank #29,832*
The act of transmitting and/or receiving sexually suggestive text messages and/or photographs between cell phones equipped with text messaging.

### 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.
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