synthesis
syn·the·sis/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/noun
synthesis is spelled S-Y-N-T-H-E-S-I-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables (syn·the·sis). It appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, synthesis means “The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of synthesis is syntheses.
How many letters and syllables are in synthesis?
| Letters | 9: S-Y-N-T-H-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: syn·the·sis |
| In writing | 6.9 times per million words; the 9,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is synthesis?
Synthesis appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th 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 synthesis?
- US /ˈsɪnθəsɪs/
- /ˈsənθəsəs/
Synthesis has 3 syllables, split syn·the·sis in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-synthesis.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-synthesis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with synthesis?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as synthesis from its last stressed vowel (/ɪnθəsɪs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of synthesis
- syntheses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does synthesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
- 2
Creation of a complex waveform by summation of simpler waveforms.
- 3
The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
- 4
A deduction from the general to the particular, by applying the rules of logic to a premise.
- 5
The combination of thesis and antithesis.
- 6
In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation.
- 7
An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.
- 8
The uniting of ideas into a sentence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Synthesis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.
Where does synthesis come from?
From Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “a putting together; composition”), from συντίθημι (suntíthēmi, “put together, combine”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “set, place”). Doublet of sandhi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).