sedan
/səˈdæn/noun
sedan is spelled S-E-D-A-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sedan means “An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sedan is sedans.
How many letters and syllables are in sedan?
| Letters | 5: S-E-D-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 13,897th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sedan?
Sedan appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sedan?
- UK /səˈdæn/
- US /səˈdæn/
- US /sɪˈdæn/
Sedan has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-sedan.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sedan?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sedan from its last stressed vowel (/æn/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: snead.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sedan
- sedans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sedan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.
- 2
AustraliaCanadaUSAn automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space, and luggage or (limited) cargo space.
- 3
A handbarrow for transporting fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sedan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | palanquin , berline |
| German | Sänfte , Limousine |
| Portuguese | liteira , sedã |
| Spanish | sedán, berlina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sedan come from?
The sense of "windowed chair" was first used by Sir Sanders Duncombe in 1634, possibly from a southern Italian dialect of Italian sede (“seat”), from Latin sedes. The "motorcar" sense was first recorded in 1912 in North America.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).