# sept

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɛpt/ · frequency rank #3,981

## Definitions
1. A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; especially, one of the ancient clans of Ireland.
2. An enclosure; a railing.

## Etymology
A corruption of sect, influenced by Latin saeptum (“fence, enclosure”).

## Easily confused with
- **SP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-sp)
- **set** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-set)
- **sex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-sex)
- **sit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-sit)
- **spy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-spy)
- **spa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-spa)
- **sip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-sip)
- **SNP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-snp)
- **sup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-sup)
- **ser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-ser)
- **sew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-sew)
- **ses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-ses)
- **SPD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-spd)
- **SEQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-seq)
- **SPF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-spf)
- **SMT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-smt)
- **sop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-sop)
- **SPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-sps)
- **SPL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-spl)
- **STP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-stp)

## Common misspellings (6)
`espt`, `seppt`, `septt`, `setp`, `spet`, `ssept`

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