seditious
/səˈdɪʃəs/adjective
seditious is spelled S-E-D-I-T-I-O-U-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, seditious means “Of, related to, or being involved in sedition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in seditious?
| Letters | 9: S-E-D-I-T-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 seditious?
Seditious appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 seditious?
- /səˈdɪʃəs/
Seditious 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-seditious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of seditious
- more seditious comparative
- most seditious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seditious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, related to, or being involved in sedition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seditious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, related to, or involved in sedition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | séditieux |
| German | rebellisch, widerspenstig, auf Krawall gebürstet |
| Spanish | sedicioso |
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 seditious come from?
From Middle French séditieux, from Latin seditiosus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).