set apart
"set-apart" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“set apart” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | set apart |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “set apart” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for set apart is 9 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
set apart doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is set apart, spelled S-E-T- -A-P-A-R-T.
Definition
- 1To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.
- 2To distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).
- 3Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to separate or isolate.
- 4To perform a blessing which formally invests a person with authority to serve in a calling or leadership position, typically by laying on of hands.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “set apart”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-E-T- -A-P-A-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.