September
/sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/proper noun
September is spelled S-E-P-T-E-M-B-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 141 times per million words in written English, the 737th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a proper noun, September means “The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in September?
| Letters | 9: S-E-P-T-E-M-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 141 times per million words; the 737th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is September?
September appears 141 times per million words in written English, the 737th 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 September?
- UK /sɛpˈtɛmbə/
- UK /səpˈtɛmbə/
- US /sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/
September has 3 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: En-us-September.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with September?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as September from its last stressed vowel (/ɛmbəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of September
- Sep
- Sept
- Sep.
- Sept.
- SEP
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does September mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
proper noun
- 1
The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.
Holonyms: calendar year; year
- 2
rareCeli, the Roman goddess of September.
- 3
rareA male or female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English].
For quotations using this term, see Citations:September.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
September in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ninth month of the Gregorian calendar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | septembre |
| German | September, Scheiding |
| Portuguese | setembro |
| Spanish | septiembre, setiembre |
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 September come from?
From Middle English, from late Old English, from Old French septembre, Latin September (“seventh month”), from septem (“seven”), which see; September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).