# several

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/ · frequency rank #404

## Definitions
1. Separate, distinct; particular.
2. A number of different; various.
3. Separable, capable of being treated separately.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). By surface analysis, sever + -al. Not related to severe or seven.

## Easily confused with
- **severe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/several-vs-severe)
- **Severn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/several-vs-severn)
- **severed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/several-vs-severed)
- **severely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/several-vs-severely)
- **sever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-several)
- **Senegal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senegal-vs-several)

## Common misspellings (10)
`esveral`, `seevral`, `sevearl`, `severall`, `severla`, `severral`, `sevreal`, `sevveral`, `sseveral`, `sveeral`

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