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septique

French, adjective/sɛp.tik/

septique is spelled S-E-P-T-I-Q-U-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 32,719th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Septique is a French adjective meaning “septic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui produit de la putréfaction, qui est corrompu, infecté”.

What does septique mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    septic

    fosse septique

  2. 2

    infected

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

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui produit de la putréfaction, qui est corrompu, infecté. 2. Du septième degré, en parlant de polynôme.

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 septique

  • septiques plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce septique?

  • /sɛp.tik/
  • \sɛp.tik\

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

English words that translate to septique

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

How common is septique in French?

septique appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.

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

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