Sicilia

\si.ˈt͡ʃi:.lja\

/\si.ˈt͡ʃi:.lja\/ name

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The verdict

“Sicilia” is uncommon French (frequency #73,556 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,556
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sicile, plus grande île de Méditerranée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sicilia · Sicilia · French

Sicilia · rank #73,556 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,556
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH Shinzo

Nearest frequency peer: Shinzo (-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 « Sicilia »

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 « Sicilia » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sicilia
PropertyValue
HeadwordSicilia
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\si.ˈt͡ʃi:.lja\
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,556
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Sicilia » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Siciliatombe 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: « Shinzo » (#73,555), « signerai » (#73,557), « sillonnant » (#73,558). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « Sicilia » est au #73,556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sicilia is uncommon French at frequency #73,556 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \si.ˈt͡ʃi:.lja\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Sicilia in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Sicilia, spelled S-I-C-I-L-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sicile, plus grande île de Méditerranée.
  2. 2
    Sicile, région d’Italie correspondant à cette île.

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 "Sicilia"?
"Sicilia" is spelled S-I-C-I-L-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is \si.ˈt͡ʃi:.lja\.
What does "Sicilia" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sicilia" means: Sicile, plus grande île de Méditerranée.
How do you pronounce "Sicilia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sicilia" is \si.ˈt͡ʃi:.lja\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sicilia" come from?
"Sicilia" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list