sise

\siz\

/\siz\/ adj

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The verdict

“sise” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,351. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,351
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de sis.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sise · sise · French

sise · rank #28,351 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,351
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sifflé

Nearest frequency peer: sifflé (-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 « sise »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « sise » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sise vs ss
50% similar
sise vs six
50% similar
sise vs SMS
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sise
PropertyValue
Headwordsise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\siz\
Letters4
Frequency rank#28,351
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sise »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).sisese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sifflé » (#28,350), « sociétal » (#28,352), « should » (#28,349). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sise » est au #28,351. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around sise (IPA \siz\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,351 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de sis.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for sise, with forms such as "isse", "sies", and "sisse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ss", "six", "SMS", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sise, spelled S-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de sis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les attelages des fermiers locaux et un chemin de fer Decauville alimentent en racines une râperie sise à Villers-devant-le-Thour au cœur des champs de betteraves.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isse
  • sies
  • sisse
  • ssie
  • ssise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sise - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

isse2sies2sisse1ssie2ssise1
Edit distance from "sise"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sise"?
"sise" is spelled S-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \siz\.
What does "sise" mean?
As an adjective, "sise" means: Féminin singulier de sis.
What words are commonly confused with "sise"?
"sise" is commonly confused with "ss", "six", "SMS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sise" is \siz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sise" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sise", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

remi#28,325univ#28,391past#28,284étau#28,420

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Wolff5 variantspaon5 variantsapex5 variantsbean5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list