sílice

/[ˈsilise]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,010

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

sílice is aSpanishnoun. It means: Compuesto de silicio y oxígeno. Si es anhidro forma el cuarzo, y si es hidratado, el ópalo. Pronounced [ˈsilise]. Often confused with since and silicon.

Key facts for sílice
PropertyValue
Headwordsílice
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsilise]
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,010
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sílice in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sílice is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsilise]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,010 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Compuesto de silicio y oxígeno. Si es anhidro forma el cuarzo, y si es hidratado, el ópalo.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for sílice, with forms such as "slíice", "ssílice", and "síilce". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "since", "silicon", "silicio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is sílice, spelled S-Í-L-I-C-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Compuesto de silicio y oxígeno. Si es anhidro forma el cuarzo, y si es hidratado, el ópalo.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: slíice,ssílice,síilce,sílcie,sílicce,síliec,sílise,síllice,íslice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sílice

Misspelling Variants of "sílice"

slíice6ssílice7síilce6sílcie6sílicce7síliec6sílise6síllice7
Misspelling Variants of "sílice"

Frequency rank: #40,010 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sílice"?
"sílice" is spelled S-Í-L-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsilise].
What does "sílice" mean?
As a noun, "sílice" means: Compuesto de silicio y oxígeno. Si es anhidro forma el cuarzo, y si es hidratado, el ópalo.
What words are commonly confused with "sílice"?
"sílice" is commonly confused with "since", "silicon", "silicio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sílice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sílice" is [ˈsilise]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sílice" come from?
"sílice" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.