seigneur
/sɛˈnjɝ/noun
seigneur is spelled S-E-I-G-N-E-U-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seigneur means “A feudal lord or noble” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seigneur is seigneurs.
How many letters and syllables are in seigneur?
| Letters | 8: S-E-I-G-N-E-U-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 seigneur?
Seigneur appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 seigneur?
- UK /sɛˈnjɜ/
- US /sɛˈnjɝ/
Seigneur has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with seigneur?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as seigneur from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹ/):
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 seigneur
- seigneurs plural
- seignior
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seigneur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A feudal lord or noble.
- 2
The hereditary feudal ruler of Sark.
- 3
CanadaA landowner in Canada; the holder of a seigneurie.
- 4
A hereditary title in the Bailiwick of Jersey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does seigneur come from?
Borrowed from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor. Doublet of seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).