Syrien

[ˈzyːʁiən]

/[ˈzyːʁiən]/ name

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The verdict

“Syrien” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,128. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,128
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staat in Vorderasien

Corpus desk

Index DE-syrien · Syrien · German

Syrien · rank #2,128 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,128
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH steigen

Nearest frequency peer: steigen (-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 „Syrien“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Syrien“ 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).

Syrien vs Syriens
86% similar
Syrien vs seien
50% similar
Syrien vs Serie
67% similar

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

Key facts for Syrien
PropertyValue
HeadwordSyrien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈzyːʁiən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,128
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Syrien“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „steigen“ (#2,127), „stattdessen“ (#2,126), „texte“ (#2,130). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Syrien“ bei #2,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Syrien (IPA [ˈzyːʁiən]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #2,128 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Staat in Vorderasien".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Syrien, with forms such as "sryien", "ssyrien", and "syiren". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Syriens", "seien", "Serie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Syrien, spelled S-Y-R-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat in Vorderasien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir fahren nach Syrien.
  2. Damaskus ist die Hauptstadt von Syrien.

Synonyms

Arabische Republik Syrien

This word in other languages

Syria(English)Siria(Español)Syrie(Français)Síria(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sryien
  • ssyrien
  • syiren
  • syrein
  • syrienn
  • syrine
  • syrrien
  • syyrien
  • ysrien

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sryien2ssyrien1syiren2syrein2syrienn1syrine2syrrien1syyrien1
Edit distance from "Syrien"

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 "Syrien"?
"Syrien" is spelled S-Y-R-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzyːʁiən].
What does "Syrien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Syrien" means: Staat in Vorderasien
What words are commonly confused with "Syrien"?
"Syrien" is commonly confused with "Syriens", "seien", "Serie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Syrien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Syrien" is [ˈzyːʁiən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Syrien" come from?
"Syrien" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Retten#2,122Zugang#2,134hängen#2,114erhöht#2,145

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

steigen9 variantseigener9 variantsgewisse9 variantsgelang9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list