syntype
noun
syntype is spelled S-Y-N-T-Y-P-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, syntype means “Any one of two or more specimens specified in the description of a species (or lower-order taxon), where no specimen has been designated as holotype” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of syntype is syntypes.
How many letters and syllables are in syntype?
| Letters | 7: S-Y-N-T-Y-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is syntype?
Syntype appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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).
Forms of syntype
- syntypes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does syntype mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any one of two or more specimens specified in the description of a species (or lower-order taxon), where no specimen has been designated as holotype.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does syntype come from?
From syn- + -type.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).