synchrony
"synchrony" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“synchrony” is uncommon English (frequency #59,742 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,742
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - synchronicity, the state of two or more events occurring at the same time.
Corpus desk
Index EN-synchrony · synchrony · English
synchrony · rank #59,742 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,742
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH supernovae
Nearest frequency peer: supernovae (-2 rank slots)
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Long-tail ranks near “synchrony”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
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What this shows Long-tail view: where “synchrony” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | synchrony |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #59,742 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “synchrony” in English
Rare enough to double-check
synchrony is uncommon English at frequency #59,742 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "synchronicity, the state of two or more events occurring at the same time.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for synchrony, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -y; historically, see synchronous § Etymology. The correct English form is synchrony, spelled S-Y-N-C-H-R-O-N-Y.
Definition
- 1synchronicity, the state of two or more events occurring at the same time.
Etymology
By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -y; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.
Antonyms
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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