sinopsis

/[siˈnopsis]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,353

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

sinopsis is aSpanishnoun. It means: Exposición breve y general de un tema. Pronounced [siˈnopsis]. Often confused with síntesis and sinapsis.

Key facts for sinopsis
PropertyValue
Headwordsinopsis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siˈnopsis]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,353
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sinopsis in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sinopsis is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for sinopsis, with forms such as "cinopcis", "isnopsis", and "sinnopsis". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "síntesis", "sinapsis", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is sinopsis, spelled S-I-N-O-P-S-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exposición breve y general de un tema.
  2. 2
    Representación gráfica que mediante encabezados o párrafos resume un tema.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cinopcis,isnopsis,sinnopsis,sinopiss,sinoppsis,sinopsiss,sinopssi,sinopssis,sinospis,sinposis,sionpsis,sniopsis,ssinopsis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sinopsis

Misspelling Variants of "sinopsis"

cinopcis8isnopsis8sinnopsis9sinopiss8sinoppsis9sinopsiss9sinopssi8sinopssis9
Misspelling Variants of "sinopsis"

Frequency rank: #13,353 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sinopsis"?
"sinopsis" is spelled S-I-N-O-P-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈnopsis].
What does "sinopsis" mean?
As a noun, "sinopsis" means: Exposición breve y general de un tema.
What words are commonly confused with "sinopsis"?
"sinopsis" is commonly confused with "síntesis", "sinapsis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sinopsis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sinopsis" is [siˈnopsis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sinopsis" come from?
"sinopsis" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.