Saint-Sylvestre

\sɛ̃.sil.vɛstʁ\

/\sɛ̃.sil.vɛstʁ\/ name

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 31 décembre, dernier jour de l’année.

Key facts for Saint-Sylvestre
PropertyValue
HeadwordSaint-Sylvestre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\sɛ̃.sil.vɛstʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Saint-Sylvestre” sits in French frequency

Saint-Sylvestre falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Saint-Sylvestre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \sɛ̃.sil.vɛstʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "31 décembre, dernier jour de l’année.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Saint-Sylvestre, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Saint-Sylvestre, spelled S-A-I-N-T---S-Y-L-V-E-S-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    31 décembre, dernier jour de l’année.

This word in other languages

New Year’s Eve(English)Nochevieja(Español)Silvester(Deutsch)

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 "Saint-Sylvestre"?
"Saint-Sylvestre" is spelled S-A-I-N-T---S-Y-L-V-E-S-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛ̃.sil.vɛstʁ\.
What does "Saint-Sylvestre" mean?
As a proper noun, "Saint-Sylvestre" means: 31 décembre, dernier jour de l’année.
How do you pronounce "Saint-Sylvestre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Saint-Sylvestre" is \sɛ̃.sil.vɛstʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Saint-Sylvestre" come from?
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Using “Saint-Sylvestre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-I-N-T---S-Y-L-V-E-S-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɛ̃.sil.vɛstʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list