# siphon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsaɪfən/ · frequency rank #32,182

## Definitions
1. A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
2. A soda siphon.
3. A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.

## Etymology
From Middle French siphon, from Old French sifon, from Latin sipho, from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), of uncertain origin; possibly related to Latin tibia (“pipe, flute of bone”), with the irregular forms suggesting a non-Indo-European loan source, perhaps of the shape *twi-, *twibh.

## Easily confused with
- **spoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siphon-vs-spoon)
- **Sion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sion-vs-siphon)
- **Simon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simon-vs-siphon)
- **Simeon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simeon-vs-siphon)
- **Simpson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simpson-vs-siphon)

## Common misspellings (9)
`isphon`, `sihpon`, `siphhon`, `siphno`, `siphonn`, `sipohn`, `sipphon`, `spihon`, `ssiphon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/siphon