septenary
/sɛpˈtiːnəɹi/adjective, noun
septenary is spelled S-E-P-T-E-N-A-R-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, septenary means “Consisting of or containing seven” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in septenary?
| Letters | 9: S-E-P-T-E-N-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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; 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 septenary?
Septenary appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 septenary?
- UK /sɛpˈtiːnəɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-septenary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with septenary?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as septenary from its last stressed vowel (/inəɹi/, British pronunciation):
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 septenary
- septenaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does septenary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Consisting of or containing seven.
- 2
Of seventh rank or order.
- 3
Lasting seven years; continuing seven years.
noun
- 1
A group of seven things.
- 2
A period of seven years.
- 3
The seven notes of the diatonic scale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does septenary come from?
From Middle English septenarie, septenary, from Classical Latin septēnārius (“consisting of seven each”), from septēnus (“seven each; seven at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary). With use as noun compare septēnārius (“line of seven feet; unit of seven parts; period of seven years”). By surface analysis, septen- + -ary. Doublet of septenar and septenarius.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).