# sceptre

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛptə/ · frequency rank #46,759

## Definitions
1. An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.

## Etymology
From Middle English septre, sceptre, from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron, “staff, stick, baton”), from σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to prop, to support, to lean upon a staff”).

## Easily confused with
- **spectre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sceptre-vs-spectre)
- **scepter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scepter-vs-sceptre)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cseptre`, `scceptre`, `scepptre`, `sceprte`, `sceptrre`, `scepttre`, `scetpre`, `scpetre`, `secptre`, `ssceptre`

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