secolo

\ˈsɛ.ko.lo\

/\ˈsɛ.ko.lo\/ noun

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The verdict

“secolo” is uncommon French (frequency #85,267 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,267
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Siècle, période de cent ans.

Corpus desk

Index FR-secolo · secolo · French

secolo · rank #85,267 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,267
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH scénarii

Nearest frequency peer: scénarii (-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 « secolo »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « secolo » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for secolo
PropertyValue
Headwordsecolo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈsɛ.ko.lo\
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,267
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « secolo » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).secolotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « scénarii » (#85,266), « seita » (#85,268), « seleção » (#85,269). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « secolo » est au #85,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

secolo is uncommon French at frequency #85,267 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈsɛ.ko.lo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

secolo has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is secolo, spelled S-E-C-O-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Siècle, période de cent ans.
  2. 2
    Siècle, durée de cent années dans la logique du calendrier julien puis grégorien.
  3. 3
    Siècle, temps qui paraît long pour quelqu’un.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il ventesimo secolo.
  2. È da un secolo che non ti vedo.

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 "secolo"?
"secolo" is spelled S-E-C-O-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈsɛ.ko.lo\.
What does "secolo" mean?
As a noun, "secolo" means: Siècle, période de cent ans.
How do you pronounce "secolo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "secolo" is \ˈsɛ.ko.lo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "secolo" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "secolo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schell#85,261scarpa#85,260sablée#85,253Tiflis#85,317

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list