siffleux
\si.flø\
The verdict
“siffleux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de marmotte américaine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-siffleux · siffleux · French
siffleux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | siffleux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \si.flø\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « siffleux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
siffleux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \si.flø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de marmotte américaine.".
siffleux doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is siffleux, spelled S-I-F-F-L-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de marmotte américaine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how siffleux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’ours et le siffleux étaient déjà sortis de leur tanière, ça urgeait.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.