# syndrome

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ · frequency rank #4,903

## Definitions
1. A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.
2. Any set of characteristics regarded as identifying a certain type, condition, etc., usually adverse.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin syndrome, from Ancient Greek συνδρομή (sundromḗ, “concurrence of symptoms, concourse”), from σύνδρομος (súndromos, “running together”), from συν- (sun-, “with”) + δρόμος (drómos, “running, course”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`snydrome`, `ssyndrome`, `sydnrome`, `synddrome`, `syndorme`, `syndrmoe`, `syndroem`, `syndromme`, `syndrrome`, `synndrome`, `synrdome`, `syyndrome`, `ysndrome`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/syndrome