Sioux Dakota

\sju da.kɔ.ta\

/\sju da.kɔ.ta\/ name

The verdict

“Sioux Dakota” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Autre nom des Sioux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sioux-dakota · Sioux Dakota · French

Sioux Dakota · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for Sioux Dakota
PropertyValue
HeadwordSioux Dakota
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\sju da.kɔ.ta\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Sioux Dakota » en français

Sioux Dakotareste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sioux Dakota is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \sju da.kɔ.ta\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Autre nom des Sioux.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sioux Dakota, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Sioux Dakota, spelled S-I-O-U-X- -D-A-K-O-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autre nom des Sioux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En août 1862, alors que la guerre de Sécession occupe tous les esprits et que les troupes confédérées donnent bien du fil à retordre à l'armée fédérale, les Sioux Dakota (ou Santees) du Minnesota déterrent la hache de guerre et s'attaquent aux colons de la région, tuant environ huit cent hommes, femmes et enfants.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sioux Dakota"?
"Sioux Dakota" is spelled S-I-O-U-X- -D-A-K-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is \sju da.kɔ.ta\.
What does "Sioux Dakota" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sioux Dakota" means: Autre nom des Sioux.
How do you pronounce "Sioux Dakota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sioux Dakota" is \sju da.kɔ.ta\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sioux Dakota" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list