sépia

/ˈsɛ.pjɐ/

//ˈsɛ.pjɐ// adj

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The verdict

“sépia” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #66,515 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#66,515
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - de cor que varia dum cinzento acastanhado a um marrom-oliva escuro

Key facts for sépia
PropertyValue
Headwordsépia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈsɛ.pjɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,515
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sépia” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sépia lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for sépia is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɛ.pjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #66,515 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "de cor que varia dum cinzento acastanhado a um marrom-oliva escuro".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sépia, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is sépia, spelled S-É-P-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    de cor que varia dum cinzento acastanhado a um marrom-oliva escuro

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sépia"?
"sépia" is spelled S-É-P-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛ.pjɐ/.
What does "sépia" mean?
As an adjective, "sépia" means: de cor que varia dum cinzento acastanhado a um marrom-oliva escuro
How do you pronounce "sépia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sépia" is /ˈsɛ.pjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sépia" come from?
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Using “sépia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-É-P-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈsɛ.pjɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list