sinopsis
[siˈnopsis]
The verdict
“sinopsis” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #13,353 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,353
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Exposición breve y general de un tema.
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 | sinopsis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [siˈnopsis] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #13,353 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sinopsis” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for sinopsis is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [siˈnopsis]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,353 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 sinopsis, with forms such as "cinopcis", "isnopsis", and "sinnopsis". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "síntesis", "sinapsis", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is sinopsis, spelled S-I-N-O-P-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Exposición breve y general de un tema.
- 2Representación gráfica que mediante encabezados o párrafos resume un tema.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cinopcis,isnopsis,sinnopsis,sinopiss,sinoppsis,sinopsiss,sinopssi,sinopssis,sinospis,sinposis,sionpsis,sniopsis,ssinopsis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sinopsis - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “sinopsis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-I-N-O-P-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [siˈnopsis] (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. sinopsis 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.