cygnes

\siɲ\

/\siɲ\/ noun

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The verdict

“cygnes” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,031. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,031
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-cygnes · cygnes · French

cygnes · rank #27,031 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,031
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cyanure

Nearest frequency peer: cyanure (-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 « cygnes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « cygnes » 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).

cygnes vs cyprès
50% similar
cygnes vs signe
50% similar
cygnes vs signent
43% similar

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

Key facts for cygnes
PropertyValue
Headwordcygnes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\siɲ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,031
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cygnes »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.cygnesse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cyanure » (#27,030), « culpa » (#27,029), « dash » (#27,033). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cygnes » est au #27,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cygnes (IPA \siɲ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,031 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de cygne.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cygnes, with forms such as "ccygnes", "cgynes", and "cygens". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "cyprès", "signe", "signent", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cygnes, spelled C-Y-G-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de cygne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il supprima de plus les cygnes de support et la couronne de comte surmontant l’écu ; mais il commit en même temps l’erreur d’armer et lampasser le lion d'argent au lieu d’azur.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccygnes
  • cgynes
  • cygens
  • cyggnes
  • cygness
  • cygnnes
  • cygnse
  • cynges
  • cyygnes
  • ycgnes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cygnes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccygnes1cgynes2cygens2cyggnes1cygness1cygnnes1cygnse2cynges2
Edit distance from "cygnes"

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

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

Same letter count

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

créait#27,028coyote#27,024erroné#27,053Escaut#27,054

Similar misspelling depth

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

cyanure10 variantsescient10 variantsclarisse10 variantsescobar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list