cire
/ˈsiːreɪ/noun
cire is spelled C-I-R-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cire means “A fabric with a glazed finish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cire is cirés or cires.
How many letters and syllables are in cire?
| Letters | 4: C-I-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cire?
Cire appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cire?
- /ˈsiːreɪ/
- /səreɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with cire?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as cire.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rice, eric, icer.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cire
- cirés plural
- cires plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cire mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fabric with a glazed finish.
adjective
- 1
Having a shiny, glossy surface, often due to the application of wax or heat treatment.
ciré silk
noun
- 1
A glossy finish applied to fabric.
- 2
A fabric featuring such finish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cire come from?
Back-formation from ciré (“glossy”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).