sedition
/səˈdɪʃən/noun
sedition is spelled S-E-D-I-T-I-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sedition means “Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sedition is seditions.
How many letters and syllables are in sedition?
| Letters | 8: S-E-D-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is sedition?
Sedition appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 sedition?
- /səˈdɪʃən/
Sedition has 3 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-sedition.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sedition
- seditions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sedition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
- 2
Insurrection or rebellion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sedition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Aufwiegelung, Verhetzung, Volksverhetzung , Aufruhr |
| French | sédition, révolte |
| Portuguese | sedição, revolta, motim |
| Spanish | sedición |
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 sedition come from?
From Old French sedicion, from Latin sēditiō (“sedition, discord”), from sēd- (“apart”) (an alternative form of sē-) + itiō (“going”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).