Sepia
German, noun[ˈzeːpi̯a]
Sepia is spelled S-E-P-I-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 80,178th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sepia is a German feminine noun meaning “A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish; sepia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Farbe zwischen braun, grau und schwarz; ursprünglich ein Farbstoff, der aus dem Tintenbeutel des…”.
What does Sepia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineA dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish; sepia
- 2
feminineA cuttlefish
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Farbe zwischen braun, grau und schwarz; ursprünglich ein Farbstoff, der aus dem Tintenbeutel des Tintenfisches gewonnen wurde 2. im Wasser lebendes Tier mit zehn Armen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sepia
- Sepien plural
- Sepie variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sepia?
- [ˈzeːpi̯a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sepia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sepia in German?
Sepia appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).