síla

[ˈsiːla]

/[ˈsiːla]/ noun

The verdict

“síla” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quelle oder Ursache einer Bewegung; Kraft, Stärke, Gewalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-sila · síla · German

síla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for síla
PropertyValue
Headwordsíla
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsiːla]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „síla“ im Deutschen

sílaschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

síla is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsiːla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for síla in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is síla, spelled S-Í-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quelle oder Ursache einer Bewegung; Kraft, Stärke, Gewalt
  2. 2
    physische oder geistige Fähigkeit zu einem Einfluss oder einer Aktivität; Kraft, Stärke
  3. 3
    Träger der Fähigkeit nach ^([2]); Kraft, Macht
  4. 4
    Faktor von Macht oder Einfluss; Kraft, Einfluss
  5. 5
    Intensität
  6. 6
    Dicke eines Gegenstandes; Stärke, Dicke

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how síla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tělesa se vzájemně přitahují gravitační silou.
  2. Bivoj měl obrovskou sílu.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "síla"?
"síla" is spelled S-Í-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsiːla].
What does "síla" mean?
As a noun, "síla" means: Quelle oder Ursache einer Bewegung; Kraft, Stärke, Gewalt
How do you pronounce "síla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "síla" is [ˈsiːla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "síla" come from?
"síla" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list