science
\sjɑ̃s\
The verdict
“science” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,211 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,211
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Connaissance, savoir.
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 | science |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sjɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,211 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “science” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for science is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sjɑ̃s\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,211 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for science, with forms such as "csience", "sccience", and "sceince". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "since", "sienne", "scindé", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is science, spelled S-C-I-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Connaissance, savoir.
- 2Ensemble des connaissances acquises par l’étude ou la pratique.
- 3Organisation de connaissances spécialisées par des moyens méthodiques et fondés sur l'expérience ou le raisonnement par l'établissement de principes (théories, lois, etc.).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: csience,sccience,sceince,sciecne,sciencce,scienec,sciennce,scinece,sicence,sscience
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of science - 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.
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 “science”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-C-I-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sjɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “since” - see the side-by-side comparison. science vs since
- 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.