siècles

\sjɛkl\

/\sjɛkl\/ noun

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The verdict

“siècles” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,854. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,854
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de siècle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-siecles · siècles · French

siècles · rank #2,854 · 11 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,854
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH Simon

Nearest frequency peer: Simon (-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 « siècles »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « siècles » 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).

siècles vs sièges
71% similar
siècles vs stèles
71% similar
siècles vs sigles
71% similar

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

Key facts for siècles
PropertyValue
Headwordsiècles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sjɛkl\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,854
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « siècles »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Simon » (#2,853), « Strasbourg » (#2,855), « show » (#2,852). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « siècles » est au #2,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around siècles (IPA \sjɛkl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,854 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de siècle.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for siècles, with forms such as "isècles", "sicèles", and "siecles". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "sièges", "stèles", "sigles", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 siècles, spelled S-I-È-C-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de siècle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quelques siècles plus tard, on décida de désaffecter le vieux cimetière.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isècles
  • sicèles
  • siecles
  • sièccles
  • siècels
  • siècless
  • sièclles
  • sièclse
  • sièlces
  • ssiècles
  • sèicles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of siècles - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

isècles2sicèles2siecles1sièccles1siècels2siècless1sièclles1sièclse2
Edit distance from "siècles"

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 "siècles"?
"siècles" is spelled S-I-È-C-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sjɛkl\.
What does "siècles" mean?
As a noun, "siècles" means: Pluriel de siècle.
What words are commonly confused with "siècles"?
"siècles" is commonly confused with "sièges", "stèles", "sigles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "siècles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "siècles" is \sjɛkl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "siècles" come from?
"siècles" 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 "siècles", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

pétrole#2,850positif#2,846parlant#2,843citoyen#2,866

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list