sed

[ˈseð̞]

/[ˈseð̞]/ noun

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The verdict

“sed” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #5,559) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#5,559
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sensación fisiológica de sequedad en la garganta o boca que conlleva la necesidad de ingerir líquidos. Se dispara por la disminución del volumen de líquido en el cuerpo o una elevada concentración ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-sed · sed · Spanish

sed · rank #5,559 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,559
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH rodeado

Nearest frequency peer: rodeado (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “sed”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “sed” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sed vs su
33% similar
sed vs sí
33% similar
sed vs so
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sed
PropertyValue
Headwordsed
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈseð̞]
Letters3
Frequency rank#5,559
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “sed”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sedcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “rodeado” (#5,558), “setiembre” (#5,560), “reunir” (#5,557). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sed” va en #5,559. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for sed is neighbouring look-alikes ("su", "sí", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈseð̞]. Frequency #5,559 among 4,169 “S” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sed, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "su", "sí", "so", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is sed, spelled S-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sensación fisiológica de sequedad en la garganta o boca que conlleva la necesidad de ingerir líquidos. Se dispara por la disminución del volumen de líquido en el cuerpo o una elevada concentración de osmolitos como la sal.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, deseo profundo e impulsivo de alguna cosa.
  3. 3
    Necesidad de agua o de humedad que tienen los campos cuando pasa mucho tiempo sin llover.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tres días ha, con sus noches / que bocado no comía; / aquejábale la sed / y la hambre que tenía
  2. Bienaventurados los que tienen hambre y sed de justicia, porque serán saciados

This word in other languages

thirst(English)soif(Français)Durst(Deutsch)sede(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sed"?
"sed" is spelled S-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈseð̞].
What does "sed" mean?
As a noun, "sed" means: Sensación fisiológica de sequedad en la garganta o boca que conlleva la necesidad de ingerir líquidos. Se dispara por la disminución del volumen de líquido en el cuerpo o una elevada concentración ...
What words are commonly confused with "sed"?
"sed" is commonly confused with "su", "sí", "so". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sed" is [ˈseð̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sed" come from?
"sed" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

can#5,588day#5,598oso#5,644ave#5,694

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list