synchronicity
noun
synchronicity is spelled S-Y-N-C-H-R-O-N-I-C-I-T-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, synchronicity means “The state of being synchronous or simultaneous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of synchronicity is synchronicities.
How many letters and syllables are in synchronicity?
| Letters | 13: S-Y-N-C-H-R-O-N-I-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is synchronicity?
Synchronicity appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th 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 synchronicity?
- US
- UK
Synchronicity has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-synchronicity.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Rho9998-synchronicity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of synchronicity
- synchronicities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does synchronicity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being synchronous or simultaneous.
- 2
Coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related; supposedly the result of "universal forces".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Synchronicity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | synchronicité |
| German | Synchronizität |
| Portuguese | sincronia, sincronismo , sincronicidade |
| Spanish | sincronicidad, sincronía |
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 synchronicity come from?
From synchron(ous) + -icity. From Jungian psychology in the 1920s. By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -icity; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).