syntagma
/sɪnˈtæɡmə/
"syntagma" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“syntagma” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | syntagma |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɪnˈtæɡmə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “syntagma” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
syntagma is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɪnˈtæɡmə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for syntagma in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin syntagma, from Ancient Greek σύνταγμα (súntagma, “orderly arrangement”), from συντάσσω (suntássō, “arrange together”, “to order”). The correct English form is syntagma, spelled S-Y-N-T-A-G-M-A.
Definition
- 1A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit.
- 2An arrangement of units that together bears a meaning.
- 3A Macedonian phalanx fighting formation consisting of 256 men with long spears (sarissae).
- 4An organized structural, functional unit of anatomical or chemical subunits.
- 5A treatise or compendium.
Etymology
From Late Latin syntagma, from Ancient Greek σύνταγμα (súntagma, “orderly arrangement”), from συντάσσω (suntássō, “arrange together”, “to order”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “syntagma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-Y-N-T-A-G-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sɪnˈtæɡmə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.