scissile
\sisil\
The verdict
“scissile” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut être scindé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-scissile · scissile · French
scissile · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | scissile |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \sisil\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
scissile is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sisil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut être scindé.".
scissile has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is scissile, spelled S-C-I-S-S-I-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui peut être scindé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how scissile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’ardoise est scissile.
This word in other languages
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.