# Seth

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /sɛθ/ · frequency rank #8,090

## Definitions
1. The third son of Adam and Eve.
2. A male given name from Hebrew.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Biblical Hebrew שֵׁת (Šet, literally “chosen one, appointed, placed”).

## Easily confused with
- **sh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-sh)
- **sex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-sex)
- **sit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-sit)
- **SMH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-smh)
- **sew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-sew)
- **STD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-std)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-sta)
- **STR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-str)
- **STS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-sts)
- **Stu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-stu)
- **ssh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-ssh)
- **STI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-sti)
- **shh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-shh)
- **suh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-suh)
- **SMT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-smt)
- **STM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-stm)
- **STP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-stp)
- **sth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-sth)
- **sot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-sot)
- **SST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seth-vs-sst)

## Common misspellings (6)
`esth`, `seht`, `sethh`, `setth`, `sseth`, `steh`

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