scie
\si\
The verdict
“scie” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #12,863 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,863
- frequency rank, French
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Outil, instrument ou machine possédant une lame dentée (rectiligne ou circulaire) et dont on se sert pour scier.
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 | scie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \si\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #12,863 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “scie” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for scie is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \si\. Corpus data places it at rank #12,863 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for scie, with forms such as "csie", "sccie", and "scei". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "se", "si", "six", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is scie, spelled S-C-I-E.
Definition
- 1Outil, instrument ou machine possédant une lame dentée (rectiligne ou circulaire) et dont on se sert pour scier.
- 2Lame d’acier vibrante sous l’archet et que l’on plie plus ou moins pour obtenir les différentes notes.
- 3Disque mince de bronze phosphoreux, utilisé pour fragmenter les diamants.
- 4Fil de fer servant à détacher une poterie du tour.
- 5Phrase, moquerie, farce faite pour scier, exaspérer quelqu’un.
- 6Vieille mélodie, air, rengaine usée ou répétition fastidieuse d’un propos, que l’on est fatigué d’entendre.
- 7Personne ou chose désagréable ou ennuyeuse.
- 8Poisson-scie.
- 9Meuble représentant l’outil du même nom dans les armoiries. Elle est généralement représentée comme une scie de bûcheron, également appelée passe-partout. Elle est donc constituée d’une lame longue, large et souple, droite sur le dessus et arquée côté dents, avec une poignée à chaque extrémité permettant la saisie à deux mains. On trouve parfois des scies égoïnes ou des scies de menuisier (lame fine mise sous tension par une structure en bois).
- 10Pièce représentant une lame de scie. Voir feuille de scie.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: csie,sccie,scei,sice,sscie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scie - 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 “scie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-C-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \si\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “se” - see the side-by-side comparison. scie vs se
- 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.