sept
French, number
sept is spelled S-E-P-T (4 letters) and appears 100 times per million words in written French, the 823rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sept is a French number meaning “seven” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, sept. is a different word: “abbreviation of septembre (“September”): Sept”.
What does sept mean in English?
number
- 1
seven
noun
- 1
abbreviation of septembre (“September”): Sept
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Six plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 7. 2. Septième.
noun: 1. Nombre 7, entier naturel après six. 2. 7, chiffre utilisé dans la numérotation. 3. Chose portant le numéro sept. 4. Septième jour du mois.
noun: 1. Partie d’un clan, d’une famille ou d’une tribu d’Irlande.
prefix: 1. Sept. 2. Préfixe représentant le chiffre 7 lors de la formation du nom provisoire systématique d’un élément chimique.
noun: 1. Septembre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sept
- septs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to sept
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sept in French?
sept appears 100 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).