Synkope
German, noun/zʏnˈkoːpə/
Synkope is spelled S-Y-N-K-O-P-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 161,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Synkope is a German feminine noun meaning “loss of an internal vowel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ausfall eines unbetonten Vokals zwischen zwei Konsonanten im Wortinneren”.
What does Synkope mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineloss of an internal vowel
- 2
femininemissed beat, off-beat stress
- 3
feminineshort loss of consciousness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ausfall eines unbetonten Vokals zwischen zwei Konsonanten im Wortinneren 2. Ausfall einer Senkung im Vers 3. kurze Bewusstlosigkeit 4. Betonung eines unbetonten Taktwertes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Synkope
- Synkopen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Synkope?
- /zʏnˈkoːpə/
- [zʏn-]
- [zʏŋ-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Synkope
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Synkope in German?
Synkope appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).