syncope
syn·co·pe/ˈsɪŋ.kə.pi/noun
syncope is spelled S-Y-N-C-O-P-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables (syn·co·pe). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, syncope means “The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of syncope is syncopes.
How many letters and syllables are in syncope?
| Letters | 7: S-Y-N-C-O-P-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: syn·co·pe |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 64,400th 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 syncope?
Syncope appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th 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 syncope?
- US /ˈsɪŋ.kə.pi/
Syncope has 3 syllables, split syn·co·pe in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-syncope.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of syncope
- syncopes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does syncope mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.
- 2
A loss of consciousness when fainting.
- 3
A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Syncope in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | syncope , pâmoison |
| German | Synkope , Ohnmacht |
| Portuguese | síncope |
| Spanish | síncopa, síncope , soponcio |
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.