sinapsis
[siˈnapsis]
The verdict
“sinapsis” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #45,608 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #45,608
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Comunicación entre las neuronas, con intercambio de señales químicas y eléctricas: Tiene lugar en los botones sinápticos ubicados en los extremos de cada una de las ramificaciones del axón, que env...
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 | sinapsis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [siˈnapsis] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #45,608 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sinapsis” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for sinapsis is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [siˈnapsis]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,608 in overall Spanish 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 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sinapsis, with forms such as "cinapcis", "isnapsis", and "sianpsis". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "síntesis", "sinopsis", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is sinapsis, spelled S-I-N-A-P-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Comunicación entre las neuronas, con intercambio de señales químicas y eléctricas: Tiene lugar en los botones sinápticos ubicados en los extremos de cada una de las ramificaciones del axón, que envía señales de una neurona, y de las dendritas, que reciben las señales en otra neurona.
- 2Apareamiento de los cromosomas homólogos, durante la meiosis, momento en que ocurre el intercambio de material genético entre ellos.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cinapcis,isnapsis,sianpsis,sinapiss,sinappsis,sinapsiss,sinapssi,sinapssis,sinaspis,sinnapsis,sinpasis,sniapsis,ssinapsis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sinapsis - 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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “sinapsis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-I-N-A-P-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [siˈnapsis] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “síntesis” - see the side-by-side comparison. sinapsis vs síntesis
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.