# sever

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsɛv.ɚ/ · frequency rank #23,989

## Definitions
1. To cut free.
2. To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
3. To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
4. To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.

## Etymology
From Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Latin separāre (“to separate”), from se- (“apart”) + parāre (“provide, arrange”). Doublet of separate, from the past participle of that Latin verb.

## Easily confused with
- **Sven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-sven)
- **super** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-super)
- **Steve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-steve)
- **sheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-sheer)
- **sober** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-sober)
- **steer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-steer)
- **sewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-sewer)
- **sexes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-sexes)
- **skier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-skier)
- **sieve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-sieve)
- **sewed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-sewed)
- **sneer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-sneer)
- **speer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-speer)
- **silver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-silver)
- **severe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-severe)
- **Steven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-steven)
- **shiver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-shiver)
- **Severn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-severn)
- **sliver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-sliver)
- **sexier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-sexier)

## Common misspellings (6)
`esver`, `seevr`, `severr`, `sevver`, `ssever`, `sveer`

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