sien
Spanish, noun/ˈsjen/
sien is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “temple (part of the skull on the side of the forehead)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Parte a cada lado del cráneo comprendida entre la oreja, la mejilla y el ojo”.
What does sien mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetemple (part of the skull on the side of the forehead)
- 2
femininetemporal (temples of the head)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Parte a cada lado del cráneo comprendida entre la oreja, la mejilla y el ojo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sien
- sienes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sien?
- /ˈsjen/
- [ˈsjẽn]
- [siˈẽn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sien
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sien in Spanish?
sien appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).