cicerone

\si.se.ʁɔn\

/\si.se.ʁɔn\/ noun

The verdict

“cicerone” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de cicérone.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cicerone · cicerone · French

cicerone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for cicerone
PropertyValue
Headwordcicerone
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\si.se.ʁɔn\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cicerone » en français

ciceronesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cicerone is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \si.se.ʁɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de cicérone.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cicerone, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cicerone, spelled C-I-C-E-R-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de cicérone.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cicerone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Trop souvent des voyageurs,ou même des écrivains qui n'ont jamais vu Pompéi,répètent avec confiance les contes absurdes débités par les Ciceroni.
  2. Ma cicerone, plus prudente et habituée, se tenait à distance raisonnable.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cicerone"?
"cicerone" is spelled C-I-C-E-R-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \si.se.ʁɔn\.
What does "cicerone" mean?
As a noun, "cicerone" means: Variante orthographique de cicérone.
How do you pronounce "cicerone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cicerone" is \si.se.ʁɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cicerone" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list