cycles

\sikl\

/\sikl\/ noun

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The verdict

“cycles” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,302. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,302
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-cycles · cycles · French

cycles · rank #9,302 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,302
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuite

Nearest frequency peer: cuite (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « cycles »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « cycles » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cycles vs cyclo
67% similar
cycles vs cygnes
67% similar
cycles vs cyprès
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cycles
PropertyValue
Headwordcycles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sikl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,302
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cycles »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).cyclesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cuite » (#9,301), « cyclistes » (#9,303), « crue » (#9,300). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cycles » est au #9,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cycles (IPA \sikl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,302 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de cycle.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cycles, with forms such as "ccycles", "ccyles", and "cyccles". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "cyclo", "cygnes", "cyprès", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cycles, spelled C-Y-C-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de cycle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les milieux mésotidaux et surtout microtidaux sont les plus sensibles aux conditions météorologiques qui peuvent contribuer à maintenir de hauts niveaux pendant plusieurs cycles de marée.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccycles
  • ccyles
  • cyccles
  • cycels
  • cycless
  • cyclles
  • cyclse
  • cylces
  • cyycles
  • yccles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cycles - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccycles1ccyles2cyccles1cycels2cycless1cyclles1cyclse2cylces2
Edit distance from "cycles"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cycles"?
"cycles" is spelled C-Y-C-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sikl\.
What does "cycles" mean?
As a noun, "cycles" means: Pluriel de cycle.
What words are commonly confused with "cycles"?
"cycles" is commonly confused with "cyclo", "cygnes", "cyprès". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cycles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cycles" is \sikl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cycles" come from?
"cycles" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cycles", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

décida#9,309dépens#9,312chères#9,289eurent#9,316

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

inédite10 variantsacceptée10 variantsmarshall10 variantssystem10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list