sifflets

\si.flɛ\

/\si.flɛ\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“sifflets” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,968. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,968
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-sifflets · sifflets · French

sifflets · rank #27,968 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,968
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sia

Nearest frequency peer: sia (-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 « sifflets »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « sifflets » 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).

sifflets vs sifflé
63% similar
sifflets vs sifflet
88% similar
sifflets vs siffler
75% similar

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

Key facts for sifflets
PropertyValue
Headwordsifflets
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\si.flɛ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,968
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sifflets »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sia » (#27,967), « signalées » (#27,969), « sentaient » (#27,966). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sifflets » est au #27,968. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sifflets (IPA \si.flɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,968 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de sifflet.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sifflets, with forms such as "isfflets", "sfiflets", and "siffelts". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "sifflé", "sifflet", "siffler", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is sifflets, spelled S-I-F-F-L-E-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de sifflet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Des sifflets permanents quand la Roja jouait à la baballe, un emballement à l’approche des buts d’Unai Simon et deux kops qui se répondaient en s’applaudissant.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isfflets
  • sfiflets
  • siffelts
  • sifflest
  • siffletss
  • siffletts
  • siffllets
  • siffltes
  • siflets
  • siflfets
  • ssifflets

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

isfflets2sfiflets2siffelts2sifflest2siffletss1siffletts1siffllets1siffltes2
Edit distance from "sifflets"

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 "sifflets"?
"sifflets" is spelled S-I-F-F-L-E-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \si.flɛ\.
What does "sifflets" mean?
As a noun, "sifflets" means: Pluriel de sifflet.
What words are commonly confused with "sifflets"?
"sifflets" is commonly confused with "sifflé", "sifflet", "siffler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sifflets"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sifflets" is \si.flɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sifflets" come from?
"sifflets" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

siégeant#27,972saillant#27,959Thornton#27,989resteras#27,945

Similar misspelling depth

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

schisme11 variantssmoking11 variantssoucieuse11 variantssubtils11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list