cyclamen
\si.kla.mɛn\
The verdict
“cyclamen” 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) - Genre de plantes, de la famille des Primulacées.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cyclamen · cyclamen · French
cyclamen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cyclamen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \si.kla.mɛn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
cyclamen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \si.kla.mɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genre de plantes, de la famille des Primulacées.".
cyclamen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cyclamen, spelled C-Y-C-L-A-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genre de plantes, de la famille des Primulacées.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cyclamen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Son nom de Cyclamen vient de la forme de sa racine en cercle, κύκλος [
Quels parterres auront pu ainsi être établis artificiellement dans les bois d’agrément avec les pervenches, les primevères, les scilles, les cyclamens, les sceaux de Salomon, les galanthes, les nivéoles, le saxifrage ombreux, etc…
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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.