Sioux Dakota
\sju da.kɔ.ta\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sioux Dakota |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \sju da.kɔ.ta\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Autre nom des Sioux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sioux Dakota appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.