scythe
\sit\
The verdict
“scythe” is uncommon French (frequency #74,376 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,376
- frequency rank, French
- 6,032
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux Scythes, un peuple barbare des bords de la mer Noire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-scythe · scythe · French
scythe · rank #74,376 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,376
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,032
- PHOTO-FINISH scintillantes
Nearest frequency peer: scintillantes (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « scythe »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Scania
Scania
25,629 corpus weight
- scientifici…
scientificité
25,627 corpus weight
- scintillant…
scintillantes
25,626 corpus weight
- scythe
scythe
25,625 corpus weight
- Selby
Selby
25,624 corpus weight
- senta
senta
25,622 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « scythe » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | scythe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \sit\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #74,376 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « scythe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
scythe is uncommon French at frequency #74,376 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif aux Scythes, un peuple barbare des bords de la mer Noire.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for scythe, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 scythe, spelled S-C-Y-T-H-E.
Definition
- 1Relatif aux Scythes, un peuple barbare des bords de la mer Noire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scythe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce qui est merveilleux, poursuivit le militaire, c’est que personne n’est coupable. Et pourtant, il y avait peut-être là-bas une quinzaine de kilos d’or. Songez que le trésor de Pristchépino contenait vingt-cinq kilos d’or scythe , et cinquante d’argent. C’est un plein sac de devises qui vient de nous passer sous le nez ! C’est vraiment un amour, pensa Zy…
L’art scythe.
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); 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 "scythe"?
What does "scythe" mean?
How do you pronounce "scythe"?
What language does "scythe" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "scythe", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).