syrische

Name: syrische, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈzyːʁɪʃə]

/[ˈzyːʁɪʃə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“syrische” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,635 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#8,635
frequency rank, German: 8
letters: 13
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs syrisch

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

syrische vs syrischen

89% similar

syrische vs syrischer

89% similar

syrische vs Striche

63% similar

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

Key facts for syrische
Property	Value
Headword	syrische
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈzyːʁɪʃə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#8,635
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “syrische” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). syrische lands here:

#8,635

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for syrische is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzyːʁɪʃə]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,635 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for syrische, with forms such as "sryische", "ssyrische", and "syirsche". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "syrischen", "syrischer", "Striche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is syrische, spelled S-Y-R-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs syrisch
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs syrisch
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs syrisch
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs syrisch
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs syrisch
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs syrisch
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs syrisch
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs syrisch
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs syrisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sryische,ssyrische,syirsche,syricshe,syriscche,syrisceh,syrischhe,syrishce,syrissche,syrrische,syrsiche,syyrische,ysrische

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "syrische"

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 "syrische"?

"syrische" is spelled S-Y-R-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzyːʁɪʃə].

What does "syrische" mean?

As an adjective, "syrische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs syrisch

What words are commonly confused with "syrische"?

"syrische" is commonly confused with "syrischen", "syrischer", "Striche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "syrische"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "syrische" is [ˈzyːʁɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "syrische" come from?

"syrische" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “syrische”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-Y-R-I-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈzyːʁɪʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “syrischen” - see the side-by-side comparison. syrische vs syrischen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.