silicon
\ˈsɪl.ɪ.kən\
The verdict
“silicon” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,169. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,169
- frequency rank, French
- 6,032
- “S” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Silicium.
Corpus desk
Index FR-silicon · silicon · French
silicon · rank #21,169 · 10 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,169
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,032
- PHOTO-FINISH simulations
Nearest frequency peer: simulations (+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 « silicon »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- shin
shin
78,835 corpus weight
- siffler
siffler
78,834 corpus weight
- silicon
silicon
78,832 corpus weight
- simulations
simulations
78,831 corpus weight
- smash
smash
78,830 corpus weight
- Sorel
Sorel
78,829 corpus weight
What this shows « silicon » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
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 | silicon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈsɪl.ɪ.kən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #21,169 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « silicon »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around silicon (IPA \ˈsɪl.ɪ.kən\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,169 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for silicon, with forms such as "islicon", "siilcon", and "silcion". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "sillon", "silicone", "silice", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 silicon, spelled S-I-L-I-C-O-N.
Definition
- 1Silicium.
- 2Atome de silicium.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how silicon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Silicon is a significant element that is essential for several physiological and metabolic processes in plants. Silicon is widely regarded as the predominant semiconductor material due to its versatile applications in various electrical devices such as transistors, solar cells, integrated circuits, and others.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- islicon
- siilcon
- silcion
- siliccon
- silicno
- siliconn
- siliocn
- sillicon
- sliicon
- ssilicon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of silicon - 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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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).