siong
/sjɔŋ(˦)/adjective
siong is spelled S-I-O-N-G: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, siong means “Very tough, challenging” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in siong?
| Letters | 5: S-I-O-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 siong?
Siong appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 siong?
- /sjɔŋ(˦)/
- [ɕj-]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of siong
- more siong comparative
- most siong superlative
- xiong
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does siong mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Very tough, challenging.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does siong come from?
From Hokkien 傷 /伤 (siong).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).