sirène

[si.ʁɛn]

/[si.ʁɛn]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Sirene

Corpus desk

Index DE-sirene · sirène · German

sirène · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 sirène
PropertyValue
Headwordsirène
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[si.ʁɛn]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sirène“ im Deutschen

sirènesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sirène is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [si.ʁɛn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

sirène doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sirène, spelled S-I-R-È-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Sirene
  2. 2
    die Nixe, die Seejungfer
  3. 3
    die Verführerin
  4. 4
    die Alarmanlage
  5. 5
    das Signalhorn von Einsatzwagen

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 "sirène"?
"sirène" is spelled S-I-R-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [si.ʁɛn].
What does "sirène" mean?
As a noun, "sirène" means: die Sirene
How do you pronounce "sirène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sirène" is [si.ʁɛn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sirène" come from?
"sirène" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list