sympatry
noun
sympatry is spelled S-Y-M-P-A-T-R-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sympatry means “The use of the same (or overlapping) geographical areas, by populations of related species, without interbreeding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sympatry is sympatries.
How many letters and syllables are in sympatry?
| Letters | 8: S-Y-M-P-A-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sympatry?
Sympatry appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sympatry?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-sympatry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sympatry
- sympatries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sympatry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The use of the same (or overlapping) geographical areas, by populations of related species, without interbreeding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sympatry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the use of the same geographical areas without interbreeding:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sympatrie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sympatry come from?
From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”) + πᾰτρῐ́ς (pătrĭ́s, “fatherland”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).