# septic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsep.tɪ̝k/ · frequency rank #22,214

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to sepsis.
2. Causing sepsis or putrefaction.
3. Of or pertaining to sewage or the disposal of sewage.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek σηπτικός (sēptikós, “characterized by putridity”), from σηπτός (sēptós), from σήπω (sḗpō).

## Easily confused with
- **SETI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/septic-vs-seti)
- **static** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/septic-vs-static)
- **septum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/septic-vs-septum)
- **skeptic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/septic-vs-skeptic)
- **sept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sept-vs-septic)
- **sepia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sepia-vs-septic)
- **sepsis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sepsis-vs-septic)
- **Semitic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semitic-vs-septic)

## Common misspellings (9)
`esptic`, `sepitc`, `sepptic`, `septci`, `septicc`, `septtic`, `setpic`, `spetic`, `sseptic`

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