syncline
/ˈsɪn.klaɪn/noun
syncline is spelled S-Y-N-C-L-I-N-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, syncline means “A concave-upward fold in rock strata” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of syncline is synclines.
How many letters and syllables are in syncline?
| Letters | 8: S-Y-N-C-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is syncline?
Syncline appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 syncline?
- US /ˈsɪn.klaɪn/
- US [ˈsɪŋˌklaɪn]
Syncline has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-syncline.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of syncline
- synclines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does syncline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A concave-upward fold in rock strata
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does syncline come from?
From syn- + -cline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).