cyclisme
\si.klism\
The verdict
“cyclisme” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #10,682 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,682
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sport qui consiste à monter une bicyclette ou une motocyclette (bien qu’on dise plutôt motocyclisme dans ce second cas).
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cyclisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \si.klism\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #10,682 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cyclisme” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for cyclisme is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \si.klism\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,682 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cyclisme, with forms such as "ccyclisme", "ccylisme", and "cycclisme". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cynisme", "cycliste", "cyclistes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is cyclisme, spelled C-Y-C-L-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Sport qui consiste à monter une bicyclette ou une motocyclette (bien qu’on dise plutôt motocyclisme dans ce second cas).
- 2Doctrine d’après laquelle tous les événements se reproduisent perpétuellement de manière cyclique.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccyclisme,ccylisme,cycclisme,cycilsme,cyclimse,cyclisem,cyclismme,cyclissme,cycllisme,cyclsime,cylcisme,cyyclisme,ycclisme
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cyclisme - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “cyclisme”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-Y-C-L-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \si.klism\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cynisme” - see the side-by-side comparison. cyclisme vs cynisme
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.