siempre
\ˈsjem.pɾe\
The verdict
“siempre” is uncommon French (frequency #90,193 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,193
- frequency rank, French
- 6,032
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toujours.
Corpus desk
Index FR-siempre · siempre · French
siempre · rank #90,193 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,193
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,032
- PHOTO-FINISH simplisme
Nearest frequency peer: simplisme (+2 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 « siempre »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- setter
setter
9,813 corpus weight
- sexagénaires
sexagénaires
9,812 corpus weight
- siempre
siempre
9,808 corpus weight
- simplisme
simplisme
9,806 corpus weight
- sink
sink
9,805 corpus weight
- sling
sling
9,803 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « siempre » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | siempre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ˈsjem.pɾe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #90,193 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « siempre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
siempre is uncommon French at frequency #90,193 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈsjem.pɾe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Toujours.".
siempre has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is siempre, spelled S-I-E-M-P-R-E.
Definition
- 1Toujours.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how siempre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Soldado — Pero los vomitamos siempre.
En el comedor del hotel hay una familia muy interesante. El padre (...) llega siempre primero a la puerta del comedor, se aparta, deja pasar a su mujer, menuda como un ratoncito negro, y entonces entra, llevando detrás a un niño y a una niña vestidos como dos perros sabios.
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.
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