siffler
\si.fle\
The verdict
“siffler” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #21,167 in French word frequency and used as a verb.
- #21,167
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Émettre un son aigu, soit avec les lèvres, soit en soufflant dans un sifflet, dans une clef forée, etc.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | siffler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \si.fle\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #21,167 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “siffler” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for siffler is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \si.fle\. Corpus data places it at rank #21,167 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for siffler, with forms such as "isffler", "sfifler", and "siffelr". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "simuler", "sifflet", "souffler", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is siffler, spelled S-I-F-F-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Émettre un son aigu, soit avec les lèvres, soit en soufflant dans un sifflet, dans une clef forée, etc.
- 2Chanter, en parlant de certains oiseaux.
- 3Produire le son aigu que font entendre les serpents quand ils sont en colère.
- 4Produire le son aigu que font entendre quelques animaux, comme les cygnes, les oies, etc., quand ils sont en colère.
- 5Crier, en parlant de la marmotte.
- 6Émettre un son aigu, en parlant du vent, d’une flèche, d’une balle de fusil, etc.
- 7Faire entendre un sifflement en respirant.
- 8Exécuter un air en sifflant.
- 9Appeler en sifflant.
- 10Avertir par un coup de sifflet.
- 11Accueillir avec des sifflements, à coups de sifflet, pour marquer sa désapprobation.
- 12Désapprouver, accueillir avec dérision, avec mépris.
- 13Boire d’un trait.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: isffler,sfifler,siffelr,sifflerr,siffller,sifflre,sifler,siflfer,ssiffler
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of siffler - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “siffler”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-I-F-F-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \si.fle\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “simuler” - see the side-by-side comparison. siffler vs simuler
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.