Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

syphon

/sˈaɪfən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: syphon
IPA: /sˈaɪfən/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of siphon.

verb

Alternative spelling of siphon.

Example Sentences

"It appears to me that something of this kind might be effected by means of a syphon."
"It takes only a moment and a toe, the warning goes, and death will sink its teeth into your foot, and death will syphon the blood from your veins, to satisfy its phantoms and its ghosts."

Inflected Forms

syphons (plural) syphons (present, singular) syphoning (participle, present) syphoned (participle, past) syphoned (past)

Derived Forms

syphonal syphonic thermosyphon

Phrases

thermic syphon

Synonyms

siphon siphon off

Rhymes With

siphon hyphen

Questions

How do you pronounce syphon?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈaɪfən/.
What does syphon mean?: Alternative spelling of siphon.

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