Siberia
Si·be·ria[saɪˈbɪɹiə]noun
Siberia is spelled S-I-B-E-R-I-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables (Si·be·ria). It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Siberia means “A cold, inhospitable place or place of exile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Siberia is Siberias.
How many letters and syllables are in Siberia?
| Letters | 7: S-I-B-E-R-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Si·be·ria |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Siberia?
Siberia appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 Siberia?
- UK [saɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.ə]
- US [saɪˈbɪɹiə]
Siberia has 3 syllables, split Si·be·ria in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Siberia.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-Siberia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Siberia
- Siberias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Siberia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cold, inhospitable place or place of exile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Siberia come from?
Adopted in the 16th century, probably via Latin Sibēria, from Russian Сиби́рь (Sibírʹ) + -ia. In origin the Tatar name of a 14th-century fortress at Qashliq (Tobolsk) which became the capital of the 16th-century Khanate of Sibir, in 16th century Russian usage extended to the entire area of what is now Tyumen Oblast, and with the ongoing Russian conquest of Siberia by the 19th century to the larger area of Russia's Asian territories beyond the Ob River. The figurative sense in English arises in the 19th century (attested in 1841 according to the OED).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).