Synode
German, noun/zyˈnoːdə/
Synode is spelled S-Y-N-O-D-E (6 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written German, the 19,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Synode is a German feminine noun meaning “synod (congress of elected representatives who may be clerics or laypeople)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gesetzgebende Versammlung, bei der theologische und rechtliche Fragen geklärt werden sollen”.
What does Synode mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesynod (congress of elected representatives who may be clerics or laypeople)
- 2
archaicfemininesynonym of Konzil (“congress of bishops that decides bindingly on important issues”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gesetzgebende Versammlung, bei der theologische und rechtliche Fragen geklärt werden sollen
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 Synode
- Synoden plural
- Synod alternative obsolete
- Synodus alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Synode?
- /zyˈnoːdə/
- [zyˈnoːdə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Synode
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Synode in German?
Synode appears 2.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).