Syrer

[ˈzyːʁɐ]

/[ˈzyːʁɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Syrer” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,812. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,812
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staatsbürger der Arabischen Republik Syrien

Corpus desk

Index DE-syrer · Syrer · German

Syrer · rank #9,812 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,812
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stinkt

Nearest frequency peer: stinkt (-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 „Syrer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Syrer“ 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).

Syrer vs Syria
60% similar
Syrer vs Syrien
67% similar
Syrer vs Syrern
83% similar

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

Key facts for Syrer
PropertyValue
HeadwordSyrer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzyːʁɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,812
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Syrer“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Syrerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „stinkt“ (#9,811), „stehlen“ (#9,810), „Südwesten“ (#9,814). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Syrer“ bei #9,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Syrer (IPA [ˈzyːʁɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,812 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Syrer, with forms such as "sryer", "ssyrer", and "syerr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Syria", "Syrien", "Syrern", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Syrer, spelled S-Y-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staatsbürger der Arabischen Republik Syrien
  2. 2
    nur Plural: Volksgruppe aus dem geographischen Gebiet Syriens, die bereits früh christianisiert wurde und heute größtenteils in der Diaspora lebt
  3. 3
    Angehöriger des syrischen Volks
  4. 4
    ursprünglich ein Synonym für das christianisierte Volk der Aramäer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aber ihren Dialekten zufolge war der erste ein Ägypter, der zweite ein Iraker und der dritte ein Syrer.“
  2. „Die Syrer waren in der Stadt in einem verlassenen Kloster einquartiert worden, dicke Mauern, saubere Böden.“

This word in other languages

Syrian(English)sirio(Español)syrien(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sryer
  • ssyrer
  • syerr
  • syrerr
  • syrre
  • syrrer
  • syyrer
  • ysrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sryer2ssyrer1syerr2syrerr1syrre2syrrer1syyrer1ysrer2
Edit distance from "Syrer"

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 "Syrer"?
"Syrer" is spelled S-Y-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzyːʁɐ].
What does "Syrer" mean?
As a noun, "Syrer" means: Staatsbürger der Arabischen Republik Syrien
What words are commonly confused with "Syrer"?
"Syrer" is commonly confused with "Syria", "Syrien", "Syrern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Syrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Syrer" is [ˈzyːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Syrer" come from?
"Syrer" 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 "Syrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

steam#9,809Teich#9,816print#9,790other#9,787

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Router8 variantsWeiden8 variantsbeauty8 variantsliebte8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list