siempre

\ˈsjem.pɾe\

/\ˈsjem.pɾe\/ adv

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for siempre
PropertyValue
Headwordsiempre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ˈsjem.pɾe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,193
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « siempre » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).siempretombe 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: « simplisme » (#90,195), « sink » (#90,196), « sexagénaires » (#90,189). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « siempre » est au #90,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Toujours.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Soldado — Pero los vomitamos siempre.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "siempre"?
"siempre" is spelled S-I-E-M-P-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈsjem.pɾe\.
What does "siempre" mean?
As an adverb, "siempre" means: Toujours.
How do you pronounce "siempre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "siempre" is \ˈsjem.pɾe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "siempre" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list