# silence vs silice

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### silence
*noun · IPA \si.lɑ̃s\ · frequency rank #1,608*
Absence de bruit.

### silice
*noun · IPA \si.lis\ · frequency rank #28,744*
Dioxyde de silicium, (SiO₂).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/silence-vs-silice