syringe
/sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/
"syringe" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“syringe” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #20,511 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,511
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | syringe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #20,511 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “syringe” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for syringe is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,511 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for syringe, with forms such as "sryinge", "ssyringe", and "syirnge". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "syringes", "spring", "string", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French syringe (“syringe”), from Latin sȳringem, accusative of sȳrinx (“reed, panpipe”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of syrinx. The correct English form is syringe, spelled S-Y-R-I-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
- 2A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.
Etymology
From Middle French syringe (“syringe”), from Latin sȳringem, accusative of sȳrinx (“reed, panpipe”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of syrinx.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: sryinge,ssyringe,syirnge,syrigne,syrineg,syringge,syrinnge,syrnige,syrringe,syyringe,ysringe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of syringe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “syringe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-Y-R-I-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “syringes” - see the side-by-side comparison. syringe vs syringes
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.