sinciput
\sɛ̃.si.pyt\
The verdict
“sinciput” 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) - Partie supérieure de la tête, par opposition à l’occiput.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sinciput · sinciput · French
sinciput · 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 | sinciput |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛ̃.si.pyt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sinciput is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛ̃.si.pyt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partie supérieure de la tête, par opposition à l’occiput.".
Zero misspellings are on record for sinciput in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sinciput, spelled S-I-N-C-I-P-U-T.
Definition
- 1Partie supérieure de la tête, par opposition à l’occiput.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sinciput appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au sommet de mon sinciput, se dressait un cône tronqué en feutre mou de trente centimètres de haut, dont la base, ceinte de larges ailes, laissait échapper des flots de cheveux bruns.
Noirs de loupes, grêlés, les yeux cerclés de bagues Vertes, leurs doigts boulus crispés à leurs fémurs, Le sinciput plaqué de hargnosités vagues Comme les floraisons lépreuses des vieux murs.
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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.