# seventeen

> English word · Numeral · IPA /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/ · frequency rank #8,726

## Definitions
1. The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English seventene, from Old English seofontīene, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun. Cognate with Dutch zeventien, West Frisian santjin, German siebzehn, Danish sytten.
Equivalent to seven + -teen

## Easily confused with
- **seventies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seventeen-vs-seventies)
- **seventeenth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seventeen-vs-seventeenth)

## Common misspellings (13)
`esventeen`, `seevnteen`, `seveneten`, `sevennteen`, `seventeenn`, `seventen`, `seventene`, `seventteen`, `sevetneen`, `sevneteen`, `sevventeen`, `sseventeen`, `sveenteen`

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