séptico
Portuguese, adjective/ˈsɛp.t͡ʃi.ku/
séptico is spelled S-É-P-T-I-C-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 50,402nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Séptico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “septic (of or relating to sepsis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que causa a putrefação da carne, que faz apodrecer”.
What does séptico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
septic (of or relating to sepsis)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que causa a putrefação da carne, que faz apodrecer 2. que contém micróbios
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of séptico
- séptica feminine
- sépticos masculine plural
- sépticas feminine plural
- sético alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce séptico?
- Brazil /ˈsɛp.t͡ʃi.ku/
- Brazil /ˈsɛ.pi.t͡ʃi.ku/
- Portugal /ˈsɛp.ti.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to séptico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is séptico in Portuguese?
séptico appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).