somme des chiffres

\sɔm de ʃifʁ\

/\sɔm de ʃifʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Somme des chiffres d’un nombre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-somme-des-chiffres · somme des chiffres · French

somme des chiffres · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 somme des chiffres
PropertyValue
Headwordsomme des chiffres
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɔm de ʃifʁ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “somme des chiffres” sits in French frequency

somme des chiffres falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

somme des chiffres is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɔm de ʃifʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Somme des chiffres d’un nombre.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for somme des chiffres, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is somme des chiffres, spelled S-O-M-M-E- -D-E-S- -C-H-I-F-F-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Somme des chiffres d’un nombre.

This word in other languages

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "somme des chiffres"?
"somme des chiffres" is spelled S-O-M-M-E- -D-E-S- -C-H-I-F-F-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔm de ʃifʁ\.
What does "somme des chiffres" mean?
As a noun, "somme des chiffres" means: Somme des chiffres d’un nombre.
How do you pronounce "somme des chiffres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "somme des chiffres" is \sɔm de ʃifʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "somme des chiffres" come from?
"somme des chiffres" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list