# synapse

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɪnæps/ · frequency rank #39,127

## Definitions
1. The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.

## Easily confused with
- **synapses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/synapse-vs-synapses)
- **Snape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-synapse)

## Common misspellings (10)
`snyapse`, `ssynapse`, `syanpse`, `synapes`, `synappse`, `synaspe`, `synnapse`, `synpase`, `syynapse`, `ysnapse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/synapse