# seen

> English word · Verb · IPA /siːn/ · frequency rank #281

## Definitions
1. past participle of see
2. simple past of see; saw.
3. Understood; comprehended.

## Etymology
Morphologically see + -n.

## Easily confused with
- **she** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-she)
- **set** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-set)
- **son** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-son)
- **sex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-sex)
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-sun)
- **sin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-sin)
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-sue)
- **sen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-sen)
- **SEO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-seo)
- **SEP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-sep)
- **ser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-ser)
- **sew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-sew)
- **ses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-ses)
- **sem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-sem)
- **SEQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-seq)
- **sie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-sie)
- **SME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-sme)
- **syn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-syn)
- **SSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-sse)
- **soe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-soe)

## Common misspellings (4)
`esen`, `seenn`, `sene`, `sseen`

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