sifaka
/sɪˈfɑːkə/noun
sifaka is spelled S-I-F-A-K-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sifaka means “Any of several endangered medium-sized lemurs that comprise genus Propithecus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sifaka is sifakas.
How many letters and syllables are in sifaka?
| Letters | 6: S-I-F-A-K-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 sifaka?
Sifaka appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 sifaka?
- /sɪˈfɑːkə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sifaka.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sifaka
- sifakas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sifaka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several endangered medium-sized lemurs that comprise genus Propithecus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sifaka in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense medium-sized lemur of the genus Propithecus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sifaka |
| Portuguese | sifaca |
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 sifaka come from?
Borrowed from Malagasy sifaka.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).