synapsis
/sɪˈnæpsɪs/noun
synapsis is spelled S-Y-N-A-P-S-I-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, synapsis means “The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of synapsis is synapses.
How many letters and syllables are in synapsis?
| Letters | 8: S-Y-N-A-P-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 synapsis?
Synapsis appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 synapsis?
- /sɪˈnæpsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of synapsis
- synapses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does synapsis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.
- 2
Alternative form of synapse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does synapsis come from?
From Ancient Greek σῠ́νᾰψῐς (sŭ́năpsĭs, “contact”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).