sifón

[siˈfõn]

/[siˈfõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“sifón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,556 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,556
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tubo encorvado que sirve para sacar líquidos del vaso que los contiene, haciéndolos pasar por un punto superior a su nivel.

Key facts for sifón
PropertyValue
Headwordsifón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siˈfõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#52,556
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sifón” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sifón lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sifón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,556 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [siˈfõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for sifón in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sifón, spelled S-I-F-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tubo encorvado que sirve para sacar líquidos del vaso que los contiene, haciéndolos pasar por un punto superior a su nivel.
  2. 2
    Tubo doblemente acodado en que el agua detenida dentro de él impide la salida de los gases de las cañerías al exterior.
  3. 3
    Botella, generalmente de cristal, cerrada herméticamente con una tapa por la que pasa un sifón, cuyo tubo tiene una llave para abrir o cerrar el paso del agua cargada de ácido carbónico que aquélla contiene.
  4. 4
    Canal cerrado o tubo que sirve para hacer pasar el agua por un punto inferior a sus dos extremos.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sifón"?
"sifón" is spelled S-I-F-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈfõn].
What does "sifón" mean?
As a noun, "sifón" means: Tubo encorvado que sirve para sacar líquidos del vaso que los contiene, haciéndolos pasar por un punto superior a su nivel.
How do you pronounce "sifón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sifón" is [siˈfõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sifón" come from?
"sifón" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “sifón”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-I-F-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [siˈfõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list