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septum

Spanish, noun/ˈsebtum/

septum is spelled S-E-P-T-U-M (6 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish, the 97,136th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Septum is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “septum (septum ring or septum piercing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Piercing hecho sobre el tabique de la nariz”.

What does septum mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineseptum (septum ring or septum piercing)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Piercing hecho sobre el tabique de la nariz.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of septum

  • septums plural
  • séptums plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce septum?

  • /ˈsebtum/
  • [ˈseβ̞.t̪ũm]
  • [ˈsept̪ũm]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to septum

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is septum in Spanish?

septum appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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