synchronization
"synchronization" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“synchronization” has 25 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,229. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,229
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 25
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or property of being synchronized.
Corpus desk
Index EN-synchronization · synchronization · English
synchronization · rank #25,229 · 25 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #25,229
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 25 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH superhuman
Nearest frequency peer: superhuman (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “synchronization”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- subterranean
subterranean
74,775 corpus weight
- sully
sully
74,774 corpus weight
- superhuman
superhuman
74,773 corpus weight
- synchroniza…
synchronization
74,772 corpus weight
- Tajikistan
Tajikistan
74,771 corpus weight
- tellin
tellin
74,770 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “synchronization” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | synchronization |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #25,229 |
| Misspellings tracked | 25 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “synchronization” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 25 spelling variants around synchronization, anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,229 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for synchronization, with forms such as "snychronization", "ssynchronization", and "sycnhronization". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From synchronize + -ation. The correct English form is synchronization, spelled S-Y-N-C-H-R-O-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The state or property of being synchronized.
- 2The arrangement of military actions in time, space, and purpose to produce maximum relative combat power at a decisive place and time.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how synchronization appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The generator went off line when it lost synchronization with the power line.
I was very impressed with the obvious amount of work that went into the learning and synchronization of such a complex and harmonically and difficult score.
Etymology
From synchronize + -ation.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- snychronization
- ssynchronization
- sycnhronization
- syncchronization
- synchhronization
- synchornization
- synchrnoization
- synchroinzation
- synchroniaztion
- synchronizaiton
- synchronizasion
- synchronizatino
- synchronizationn
- synchronizatoin
- synchronizattion
- synchroniztaion
- synchronizzation
- synchronnization
- synchronziation
- synchrronization
- syncrhonization
- synhcronization
- synnchronization
- syynchronization
- ysnchronization
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of synchronization - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (25 here; floor ≥5).
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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.