synaptic
/sɪˈnæp.tɪk/
"synaptic" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“synaptic” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,397. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,397
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.
Corpus desk
Index EN-synaptic · synaptic · English
synaptic · rank #28,397 · 13 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #28,397
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH tailgate
Nearest frequency peer: tailgate (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “synaptic”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- sumptuous
sumptuous
71,607 corpus weight
- suture
suture
71,606 corpus weight
- synaptic
synaptic
71,604 corpus weight
- tailgate
tailgate
71,603 corpus weight
- tenuous
tenuous
71,602 corpus weight
- Thelma
Thelma
71,601 corpus weight
What this shows “synaptic” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | synaptic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /sɪˈnæp.tɪk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #28,397 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “synaptic”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around synaptic (IPA /sɪˈnæp.tɪk/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,397 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for synaptic, with forms such as "snyaptic", "ssynaptic", and "syanptic". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "syntactic", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin synapticus, from Ancient Greek συναπτικός (sunaptikós, “capable of adjusting”). The correct English form is synaptic, spelled S-Y-N-A-P-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.
- 2Of or relating to a synapsis—the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how synaptic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
With a pencil, he highlights areas where synaptic function is declining, where the neurons are dying.
By far the greater proportion of cytologists however are of the opinion that the synaptic contraction is a normal stage in the heterotypic prophases.
Etymology
From New Latin synapticus, from Ancient Greek συναπτικός (sunaptikós, “capable of adjusting”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- snyaptic
- ssynaptic
- syanptic
- synapitc
- synapptic
- synaptci
- synapticc
- synapttic
- synatpic
- synnaptic
- synpatic
- syynaptic
- ysnaptic
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of synaptic - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).