Syndrom

[zʏnˈdʁoːm]

/[zʏnˈdʁoːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Syndrom” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,277. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,277
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Gesamtheit aller Symptome einer Erkrankung

Corpus desk

Index DE-syndrom · Syndrom · German

Syndrom · rank #9,277 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,277
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Studierende

Nearest frequency peer: Studierende (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Syndrom“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Syndrom“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Syndrom vs Syndrome
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Syndrom
PropertyValue
HeadwordSyndrom
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zʏnˈdʁoːm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,277
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Syndrom“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Syndromliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Studierende“ (#9,276), „strategische“ (#9,275), „Talente“ (#9,279). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Syndrom“ bei #9,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Syndrom (IPA [zʏnˈdʁoːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,277 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Syndrom, with forms such as "snydrom", "ssyndrom", and "sydnrom". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Syndrome", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Syndrom, spelled S-Y-N-D-R-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gesamtheit aller Symptome einer Erkrankung
  2. 2
    eine Gruppe von Merkmalen oder Faktoren, deren gemeinsames Auftreten einen bestimmten Zusammenhang oder Zustand anzeigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Syndrom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. AIDS ist ein Syndrom, das heißt, es ist eine spezifische Kombination einer Reihe von Symptomen eines angegriffenen Immunsystems.
  2. „Das Bambi-Syndrom bezeichnet eine Einstellung von Menschen zur Natur, bei der diese moralisiert und infantilisiert wird. Kennzeichnend für das Bambi-Syndrom ist eine Polarisierung dahingehend, dass die Natur generell gut und alles menschengemachte wie Technik, Zivilisation schlecht ist.“

This word in other languages

syndrome(English)síndrome(Español)syndrome(Français)síndrome(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • snydrom
  • ssyndrom
  • sydnrom
  • synddrom
  • syndorm
  • syndrmo
  • syndromm
  • syndrrom
  • synndrom
  • synrdom
  • syyndrom
  • ysndrom

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Syndrom - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

snydrom2ssyndrom1sydnrom2synddrom1syndorm2syndrmo2syndromm1syndrrom1
Edit distance from "Syndrom"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Syndrom"?
"Syndrom" is spelled S-Y-N-D-R-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is [zʏnˈdʁoːm].
What does "Syndrom" mean?
As a noun, "Syndrom" means: die Gesamtheit aller Symptome einer Erkrankung
What words are commonly confused with "Syndrom"?
"Syndrom" is commonly confused with "Syndrome". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Syndrom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Syndrom" is [zʏnˈdʁoːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Syndrom" come from?
"Syndrom" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Talente#9,279Strache#9,274steckte#9,273siebten#9,263

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

seitlich12 variantsPakistan12 variantszweifeln12 variantsausziehen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list