# syntactic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɪnˈtæktɪk/ · frequency rank #36,366

## Definitions
1. Of, related to or connected with syntax.
2. Containing morphemes that are combined in the same order as they would be if they were separate words e.g. greenfinch

## Etymology
From New Latin syntacticus, from Ancient Greek συντακτικός (suntaktikós).

## Easily confused with
- **synthetic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/syntactic-vs-synthetic)
- **synaptic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/synaptic-vs-syntactic)

## Common misspellings (15)
`snytactic`, `ssyntactic`, `synatctic`, `synntactic`, `syntacctic`, `syntacitc`, `syntactci`, `syntacticc`, `syntacttic`, `syntatcic`, `syntcatic`, `synttactic`, `sytnactic`, `syyntactic`, `ysntactic`

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