sillon
/ˈsɪlən/noun
sillon is spelled S-I-L-L-O-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sillon means “A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sillon is sillons.
How many letters and syllables are in sillon?
| Letters | 6: S-I-L-L-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 sillon?
Sillon appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 sillon?
- /ˈsɪlən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of sillon
- sillons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sillon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sillon come from?
Borrowed from French sillon (“furrow”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).