siècle

[sjɛkl]

/[sjɛkl]/ noun

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The verdict

“siècle” is uncommon German (frequency #63,772 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,772
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zeitraum von 100 Jahren: Jahrhundert

Key facts for siècle
PropertyValue
Headwordsiècle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sjɛkl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,772
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “siècle” sits in German 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). siècle lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

siècle is uncommon German at frequency #63,772 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sjɛkl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for siècle in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is siècle, spelled S-I-È-C-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitraum von 100 Jahren: Jahrhundert
  2. 2
    [1] beginnend mit dem 1. Januar XX01: Jahrhundert
  3. 3
    Zeitraum, der sich durch etwas auszeichnet: Zeitalter
  4. 4
    meist im Plural: ein sehr langer Zeitraum: Ewigkeit

Synonyms

ère

This word in other languages

century(English)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "siècle"?
"siècle" is spelled S-I-È-C-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [sjɛkl].
What does "siècle" mean?
As a noun, "siècle" means: Zeitraum von 100 Jahren: Jahrhundert
How do you pronounce "siècle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "siècle" is [sjɛkl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "siècle" come from?
"siècle" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “siècle”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-I-È-C-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [sjɛkl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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