sinapsis

[siˈnapsis]

/[siˈnapsis]/ noun

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The verdict

“sinapsis” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,608. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,608
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index ES-sinapsis · sinapsis · Spanish

sinapsis · rank #45,608 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,608
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH Silas

Nearest frequency peer: Silas (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “sinapsis”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “sinapsis” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sinapsis vs síntesis
63% similar
sinapsis vs sinopsis
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sinapsis
PropertyValue
Headwordsinapsis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siˈnapsis]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,608
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sinapsis”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sinapsiscae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Silas” (#45,607), “shower” (#45,605), “Servia” (#45,604). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sinapsis” va en #45,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around sinapsis (IPA [siˈnapsis]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,608 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    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 envía señales de una neurona, y de las dendritas, que reciben las señales en otra neurona.
  2. 2
    Apareamiento de los cromosomas homólogos, durante la meiosis, momento en que ocurre el intercambio de material genético entre ellos.

This word in other languages

synapsis(English)synapse(Français)Synapse(Deutsch)

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.

cinapcis2isnapsis2sianpsis2sinapiss2sinappsis1sinapsiss1sinapssi2sinapssis1
Edit distance from "sinapsis"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sinapsis"?
"sinapsis" is spelled S-I-N-A-P-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈnapsis].
What does "sinapsis" mean?
As a noun, "sinapsis" means: 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...
What words are commonly confused with "sinapsis"?
"sinapsis" is commonly confused with "síntesis", "sinopsis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sinapsis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sinapsis" is [siˈnapsis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sinapsis" come from?
"sinapsis" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sinapsis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

solicité#45,614seguiste#45,600Saturday#45,598ruidosas#45,593

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

robustez13 variantsrespetará13 variantsreprobar13 variantsusufructo13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list