síncopa
[ˈsĩŋkopa]
The verdict
“síncopa” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Figura de dicción que consiste en la pérdida o supresión de un sonido (o varios) al interior de una palabra, como de "natividad" a "navidad", por razones históricas o estilísticas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sincopa · síncopa · Spanish
síncopa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | síncopa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsĩŋkopa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “síncopa” en español
Rare enough to double-check
síncopa is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsĩŋkopa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for síncopa in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is síncopa, spelled S-Í-N-C-O-P-A.
Definition
- 1Figura de dicción que consiste en la pérdida o supresión de un sonido (o varios) al interior de una palabra, como de "natividad" a "navidad", por razones históricas o estilísticas.
- 2Efecto de contratiempo producido por la prolongación del sonido de una nota ubicada en la parte débil o semifuerte de un compás sobre una contigua de igual o mayor intensidad.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.