# secrete

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɪˈkɹiːt/ · frequency rank #40,891

## Definitions
1. Separated.

## Etymology
First attested in 1678: from Latin sēcrētus (“[having been] separated”).

## Easily confused with
- **serene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secrete-vs-serene)
- **secrets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secrete-vs-secrets)
- **secretly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secrete-vs-secretly)
- **secreted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secrete-vs-secreted)
- **secretive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secrete-vs-secretive)
- **secret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secret-vs-secrete)
- **secede** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secede-vs-secrete)
- **secrecy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secrecy-vs-secrete)

## Common misspellings (10)
`escrete`, `scerete`, `seccrete`, `secerte`, `secreet`, `secrette`, `secrrete`, `secrtee`, `sercete`, `ssecrete`

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