syndicate
/ˈsɪndɪkət/
"syndicate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“syndicate” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #14,850 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,850
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | syndicate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɪndɪkət/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #14,850 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “syndicate” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for syndicate is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɪndɪkət/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,850 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for syndicate, with forms such as "snydicate", "ssyndicate", and "sydnicate". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "syndicated", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized from French syndicat (“office of a syndic; board of syndics; trade union”) on the basis of -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a group formed of people of this same office), equivalent to syndic (“syndic; representative; (especially) chief… The correct English form is syndicate, spelled S-Y-N-D-I-C-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
- 2A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
- 3A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
- 4The office or jurisdiction of a syndic; a body or council of syndics.
Etymology
Anglicized from French syndicat (“office of a syndic; board of syndics; trade union”) on the basis of -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a group formed of people of this same office), equivalent to syndic (“syndic; representative; (especially) chief magistrate of Geneva”) + -at (“-ate”, forms nouns denoting rank or office), from Medieval Latin *syndicātus, from syndicus (“representative of a corporation or town; syndic”) (from Ancient Greek σύνδικος (súndikos, “advocate for a defendant”), from σύν (sún, “beside; with”) + δίκη (díkē, “judgment; justice”)) + -ātus (“-ate”). By surface analysis, syndic + -ate. Compare Italian sindacato (“syndicate; trade union; audit, control, supervision”), Occitan sendegat, Portuguese sindicato (“trade union”), Spanish sindicado, sindicato (“office of a syndic; syndicate; trade union”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: snydicate,ssyndicate,sydnicate,syndciate,synddicate,syndiacte,syndicaet,syndicatte,syndiccate,syndictae,synidcate,synndicate,syyndicate,ysndicate
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of syndicate - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “syndicate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-Y-N-D-I-C-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsɪndɪkət/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “syndicated” - see the side-by-side comparison. syndicate vs syndicated
- 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.