scier

\sje\

/\sje\/ verb

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The verdict

“scier” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,177. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,177
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Couper, fendre avec une scie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-scier · scier · French

scier · rank #44,177 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,177
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH scinder

Nearest frequency peer: scinder (+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 « scier »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « scier » 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).

scier vs sir
60% similar
scier vs ser
60% similar
scier vs sie
60% similar

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

Key facts for scier
PropertyValue
Headwordscier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sje\
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,177
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « scier »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « scinder » (#44,178), « Savard » (#44,175), « scope » (#44,179). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « scier » est au #44,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around scier (IPA \sje\), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,177 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for scier, with forms such as "csier", "sccier", and "sceir". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sir", "ser", "sie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 scier, spelled S-C-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Couper, fendre avec une scie.
  2. 2
    Couper avec la faucille en parlant des blés.
  3. 3
    Excéder d’ennui.
  4. 4
    Stupéfier, époustoufler, sidérer.
  5. 5
    Ramer à rebours pour rétrograder, revenir sur son sillage.
  6. 6
    Refréner quelqu’un, saboter ce qu'il fait.
  7. 7
    Faire mal, torturer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sa spécialité consistait à scier les dés et à les piper. Il m’expliqua l’opération, car achetant lui-même l’ivoire, il le débitait en petits cubes […].
  2. Scier du bois, de la pierre, du marbre, etc.

This word in other languages

saw(English)serrar(Español)sägen(Deutsch)serrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csier
  • sccier
  • sceir
  • scierr
  • scire
  • sicer
  • sscier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scier - 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.

csier2sccier1sceir2scierr1scire2sicer2sscier1
Edit distance from "scier"

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 "scier"?
"scier" is spelled S-C-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sje\.
What does "scier" mean?
As a verb, "scier" means: Couper, fendre avec une scie.
What words are commonly confused with "scier"?
"scier" is commonly confused with "sir", "ser", "sie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "scier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scier" is \sje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scier" come from?
"scier" 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 "scier", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

scope#44,179sauta#44,174tafta#44,213taxée#44,216

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

rookie7 variantstough7 variantsrabot7 variantstutoie7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list