sev
/sɛv/noun, number
sev is spelled S-E-V: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sev means “An Indian snack food consisting of small pieces of crunchy noodles made from chickpea flour paste” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sev?
| Letters | 3: S-E-V |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is sev?
Sev appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 sev?
- /sɛv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sev.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does sev mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Indian snack food consisting of small pieces of crunchy noodles made from chickpea flour paste.
number
- 1
the seventh beat or pulse of a measure, spoken.
One-two-three-four-five-six-sev-one.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sev come from?
Borrowed from Gujarati સેવ (sev).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).