síntoma

[ˈsĩn̪t̪oma]

/[ˈsĩn̪t̪oma]/ noun

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The verdict

“síntoma” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,497. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,497
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variación en la percepción de alguna función orgánica o el estado corporal que un paciente señala a su médico como índice de una patología.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sintoma · síntoma · Spanish

síntoma · rank #11,497 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,497
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH taxistas

Nearest frequency peer: taxistas (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “síntoma”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “síntoma” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

síntoma vs sistema
57% similar
síntoma vs síntomas
88% similar
síntoma vs sintonía
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for síntoma
PropertyValue
Headwordsíntoma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsĩn̪t̪oma]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,497
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “síntoma”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).síntomacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “taxistas” (#11,498), “sugiero” (#11,495), “terminará” (#11,499). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “síntoma” va en #11,497. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around síntoma (IPA [ˈsĩn̪t̪oma]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,497 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for síntoma, with forms such as "snítoma", "ssíntoma", and "sínntoma". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "sistema", "síntomas", "sintonía", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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. The correct Spanish form is síntoma, spelled S-Í-N-T-O-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variación en la percepción de alguna función orgánica o el estado corporal que un paciente señala a su médico como índice de una patología.
  2. 2
    Más generalmente, cualquier signo visible que indica la existencia de algún problema.

This word in other languages

symptom(English)symptôme(Français)Symptom(Deutsch)sintoma(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • snítoma
  • ssíntoma
  • sínntoma
  • sínotma
  • síntmoa
  • síntoam
  • síntomma
  • sínttoma
  • sítnoma
  • ísntoma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of síntoma - 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.

snítoma2ssíntoma1sínntoma1sínotma2síntmoa2síntoam2síntomma1sínttoma1
Edit distance from "síntoma"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "síntoma"?
"síntoma" is spelled S-Í-N-T-O-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsĩn̪t̪oma].
What does "síntoma" mean?
As a noun, "síntoma" means: Variación en la percepción de alguna función orgánica o el estado corporal que un paciente señala a su médico como índice de una patología.
What words are commonly confused with "síntoma"?
"síntoma" is commonly confused with "sistema", "síntomas", "sintonía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "síntoma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "síntoma" is [ˈsĩn̪t̪oma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "síntoma" come from?
"síntoma" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "síntoma", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sugiero#11,495sugerir#11,494sembrar#11,490repiten#11,484

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

acabará10 variantsanatomía10 variantsanciana10 variantscarajos10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list