sinécdoque
[siˈnekð̞oke]
The verdict
“sinécdoque” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tropo en el que: una parte de algo es usada para representar el todo, el todo es usado por una parte, la especie es usada por el género, el género es usado por la especie, el material de que algo e...
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Index ES-sinecdoque · sinécdoque · Spanish
sinécdoque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | sinécdoque |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [siˈnekð̞oke] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sinécdoque is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [siˈnekð̞oke]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tropo en el que: una parte de algo es usada para representar el todo, el todo es usado por una parte, la especie es usada por el género, el género es usado por la especie, el material de que algo e...".
No misspelling variants are generated for sinécdoque in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is sinécdoque, spelled S-I-N-É-C-D-O-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Tropo en el que: una parte de algo es usada para representar el todo, el todo es usado por una parte, la especie es usada por el género, el género es usado por la especie, el material de que algo está hecho es usado por la cosa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sinécdoque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En el siguiente sinécdoque Salvador Allende emplea bocas por personas; "son muchas nuevas bocas las que hay que alimentar".
This word in other languages
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.