semis
/ˈsɛmɪs/noun
semis is spelled S-E-M-I-S: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, semis means “A small bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at half an as” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of semis is semises.
How many letters and syllables are in semis?
| Letters | 5: S-E-M-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th 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 semis?
Semis appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 semis?
- /ˈsɛmɪs/
As a noun: /ˈsɛmiːz/.
Semis has 2 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-semis_(coin).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-semis_(pl).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of semis
- semises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does semis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at half an as.
- 2
plural of semi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Semis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small bronze coin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | semis |
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 semis come from?
Borrowed from Latin sēmis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).