Siberian
/ˌsaɪˈbɪ.ɹi.ən/adjective, noun
Siberian is spelled S-I-B-E-R-I-A-N: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Siberian means “Of or relating to Siberia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Siberian?
| Letters | 8: S-I-B-E-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 Siberian?
Siberian appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th 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 Siberian?
- UK /ˌsaɪˈbɪə.ɹi.ən/
- US /ˌsaɪˈbɪ.ɹi.ən/
Siberian has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Siberian.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Siberian?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Siberian from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹiən/):
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 Siberian
- Siberians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Siberian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Siberia.
noun
- 1
A person from Siberia.
- 2
A long-haired domestic cat breed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Siberian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sibérien , Sibérien, Sibérienne |
| German | sibirisch , Sibirier, Sibirierin , Sibirische Katze |
| Portuguese | siberiano , gato siberiano |
| Spanish | siberiano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Siberian come from?
From Siberia + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).