cyane

\sjan\

/\sjan\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cyanogène.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cyane · cyane · French

cyane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 cyane
PropertyValue
Headwordcyane
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sjan\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cyane » en français

cyanen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cyane is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sjan\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cyanogène.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cyane in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cyane, spelled C-Y-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cyanogène.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. L’agent véritable de cette décomposition de l’albumine vivante est le cyane, corps merveilleux formé d’un atome de carbone et d’un atome d’azote et qui en se combinant avec le phosphore forme le prussiate de potasse.

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 "cyane"?
"cyane" is spelled C-Y-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sjan\.
What does "cyane" mean?
As a noun, "cyane" means: Cyanogène.
How do you pronounce "cyane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cyane" is \sjan\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cyane" come from?
"cyane" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list