siècle

\sjɛkl\

/\sjɛkl\/ noun

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The verdict

“siècle” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,784 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,784
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - século

Corpus desk

Index PT-siecle · siècle · Portuguese

siècle · rank #50,784 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,784
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH suburbano

Nearest frequency peer: suburbano (+13 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “siècle”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “siècle” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for siècle
PropertyValue
Headwordsiècle
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sjɛkl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,784
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “siècle” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).sièclecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “suburbano” (#50,797), “suscitado” (#50,800), “Saturn” (#50,767). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “siècle” fica em #50,784. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

siècle is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,784 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \sjɛkl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "século".

No misspelling variants are generated for siècle in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is siècle, spelled S-I-È-C-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    século

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "siècle"?
"siècle" is spelled S-I-È-C-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sjɛkl\.
What does "siècle" mean?
As a noun, "siècle" means: século
How do you pronounce "siècle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "siècle" is \sjɛkl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "siècle" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Saturn#50,767taxado#50,811realce#50,732pasión#50,689

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list