sett

Name: sett, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/sɛt/

//sɛt// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“sett” is uncommon English (frequency #69,438 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,438
frequency rank, English: 54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.

Key facts for sett
Property	Value
Headword	sett
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/sɛt/
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#69,438
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sett” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sett lands here:

#69,438

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sett is uncommon English at frequency #69,438 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɛt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

sett doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: A variant of set to distinguish various technical senses. The correct English form is sett, spelled S-E-T-T.

Definition

1
The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.
2
The pattern of distinctive threads and yarns that make up the plaid of a Scottish tartan.
3
The number of warp ends per inch in the cloth.
4
The number of reeds or splits per inch – one half the number of ends per inch.
5
A small, square-cut piece of quarried stone used for paving and edging.
6
A mine or set of mines on lease.
7
A collection of pumps in a mine.

Etymology

A variant of set to distinguish various technical senses.

This word in other languages

adoquín(Español)plaid(Français)Dachsbau(Deutsch)paralelepípedo(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sett"?

"sett" is spelled S-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is /sɛt/.

What does "sett" mean?

As a noun, "sett" means: The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.

How do you pronounce "sett"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sett" is /sɛt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "sett"?

A variant of set to distinguish various technical senses. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “sett”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is S-E-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /sɛt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.