seven
se·ven/ˈsɛvən/number, noun
seven is spelled S-E-V-E-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables (se·ven). It appears 120 times per million words in written English, the 873rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a number, seven means “A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in seven?
| Letters | 5: S-E-V-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: se·ven |
| In writing | 120 times per million words; the 873rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is seven?
Seven appears 120 times per million words in written English, the 873rd 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 seven?
- US /ˈsɛvən/
- US [ˈsɛvən] ~ /ˈsɛvn̩/
- Australia /ˈsevən/
Seven has 2 syllables, split se·ven in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-seven.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-seven.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with seven
Sounds like: Severn (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with seven?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as seven from its last stressed vowel (/ɛvən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of seven
- 7
- sev'n
- sevens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seven mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
number
- 1
A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight.
- 2
Describing a group or set with seven elements.
noun
- 1
The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.
He wrote three sevens on the paper.
- 2
A card bearing seven pips.
- 3
slangThe soft drink 7 Up.
a whisky and seven
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seven in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does seven come from?
From Middle English seven, from Old English seofon (“seven”), from Proto-West Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).