Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sion

/ˈsaɪ.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: sion
IPA: /ˈsaɪ.ən/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative spelling of Zion.

name

A neighbourhood of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

name

A municipality and town, the capital of Valais canton, Switzerland.

name

noun

Obsolete spelling of scion.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"But ye are come vnto mount Sion, and vnto the citie of the liuing God the heauenly Ieruſalem, and to an innumerable company of Angels:"

Etymology

From French Sion, from Latin Sedunum, from the name of the Seduni tribe.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Sion, Sedunum, Sión

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsaɪ.ən/
British English: /ˈsaɪ.ən/

Usage

Obsolete

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Sions (plural)

Synonyms

utopia zion

Homonyms

scion

Rhymes With

ryan brian ian lion ion bryan o'brien hawaiian zion orion lien mayan

Questions

How do you pronounce sion?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪ.ən/.
What does sion mean?: Alternative spelling of Zion.
Where does sion come from?: It is traced to French.

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