# semen

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsiːmən/ · frequency rank #17,713

## Definitions
1. A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

## Etymology
From Middle English semen, from Latin sēmen (“seed”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow; plant”).

## Easily confused with
- **sen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-sen)
- **SME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-sme)
- **some** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-some)
- **semi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-semi)
- **Shen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-shen)
- **Sven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-sven)
- **sewn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-sewn)
- **seven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-seven)
- **Simon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-simon)
- **sewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-sewer)
- **siren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-siren)
- **sexes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-sexes)
- **sheen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-sheen)
- **sever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-sever)
- **semis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-semis)
- **sewed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-sewed)
- **seton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-seton)
- **steen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-steen)
- **Sweden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-sweden)
- **Steven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-steven)

## Common misspellings (7)
`esmen`, `seemn`, `semenn`, `semmen`, `semne`, `smeen`, `ssemen`

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