# secede

> English word · Verb · IPA /sɪˈsiːd/ · frequency rank #37,679

## Definitions
1. To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
2. To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.

## Etymology
From Latin secedere, from se- (“apart”) + cēdō (“to go”).

## Easily confused with
- **seed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secede-vs-seed)
- **seeds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secede-vs-seeds)
- **suede** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secede-vs-suede)
- **swede** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secede-vs-swede)
- **sewed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secede-vs-sewed)
- **seedy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secede-vs-seedy)
- **secure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secede-vs-secure)
- **severe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secede-vs-severe)
- **seeded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secede-vs-seeded)
- **serene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secede-vs-serene)
- **secrete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secede-vs-secrete)
- **scene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scene-vs-secede)

## Common misspellings (8)
`escede`, `sceede`, `seccede`, `secdee`, `secedde`, `seceed`, `seecde`, `ssecede`

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