sindéresis
Spanish, noun/sinˈdeɾesis/
sindéresis is spelled S-I-N-D-É-R-E-S-I-S (10 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written Spanish, the 208,740th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sindéresis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “synderesis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Capacidad natural para juzgar rectamente y poder distinguir entre lo bueno y lo malo”.
What does sindéresis mean in English?
noun
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Capacidad natural para juzgar rectamente y poder distinguir entre lo bueno y lo malo. 2. Discreción, sana razón.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce sindéresis?
- /sinˈdeɾesis/
- [sĩn̪ˈd̪e.ɾe.sis]
- [sĩn̪ˈd̪eɾesis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sindéresis in Spanish?
sindéresis appears about once in every 34 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).