synchronisation

noun

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"synchronisation" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“synchronisation” is an uncommon English word, ranked #67,874 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#67,874
frequency rank, English
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of synchronization.

Key facts for synchronisation
PropertyValue
Headwordsynchronisation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Frequency rank#67,874
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “synchronisation” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). synchronisation lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for synchronisation is 15 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #67,874 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of synchronization.".

synchronisation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From synchronise + -ation. The correct English form is synchronisation, spelled S-Y-N-C-H-R-O-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of synchronization.

Etymology

From synchronise + -ation.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "synchronisation"?
"synchronisation" is spelled S-Y-N-C-H-R-O-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "synchronisation" mean?
As a noun, "synchronisation" means: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of synchronization.
What is the origin of the word "synchronisation"?
From synchronise + -ation. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “synchronisation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-Y-N-C-H-R-O-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list