siskin
/ˈsɪskɪn/noun
siskin is spelled S-I-S-K-I-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, siskin means “A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of siskin is siskins.
How many letters and syllables are in siskin?
| Letters | 6: S-I-S-K-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is siskin?
Siskin appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 siskin?
- UK /ˈsɪskɪn/
Siskin has 2 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-siskin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of siskin
- siskins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does siskin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus.
- 2
Any of various similar birds in subfamily Carduelinae, principally in the genus Spinus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does siskin come from?
From dialectal German Sisschen, Zeischen, diminutive form of Middle High German zīsec, apparently ultimately from Proto-Slavic *čižь (compare e.g. Polish czyżyk).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).