# segment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛɡ.mənt/ · frequency rank #4,633

## Definitions
1. A length of some object.
2. One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion.
3. A portion.
4. A portion.
5. A portion.
6. A portion.
7. A portion.
8. A portion.
9. A portion.
10. A part of a broadcast program, devoted to a topic.
11. An Ethernet bus.
12. A region of memory or a fragment of an executable file designated to contain a particular part of a program.
13. A portion of an itinerary: it may be a flight or train between two cities, or a car or hotel booked in a particular city.

## Etymology
From Latin segmentum (“a piece cut off, a strip, segment of the earth, a strip of tinsel”), from secāre (“to cut”).

## Easily confused with
- **semen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segment-vs-semen)
- **serpent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segment-vs-serpent)
- **seamen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seamen-vs-segment)
- **sediment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sediment-vs-segment)

## Common misspellings (11)
`esgment`, `segemnt`, `seggment`, `segmennt`, `segmentt`, `segmetn`, `segmment`, `segmnet`, `semgent`, `sgement`, `ssegment`

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