syndicat

\sɛ̃.di.ka\

/\sɛ̃.di.ka\/ noun

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The verdict

“syndicat” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,296. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,296
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fonction de syndic.

Corpus desk

Index FR-syndicat · syndicat · French

syndicat · rank #3,296 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,296
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sérieuse

Nearest frequency peer: sérieuse (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « syndicat »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « syndicat » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

syndicat vs syndics
75% similar
syndicat vs syndicats
89% similar
syndicat vs syndicaux
78% similar

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

Key facts for syndicat
PropertyValue
Headwordsyndicat
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛ̃.di.ka\
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,296
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « syndicat »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.syndicatse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sérieuse » (#3,297), « supplémentaires » (#3,294), « terminer » (#3,298). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « syndicat » est au #3,296. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around syndicat (IPA \sɛ̃.di.ka\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,296 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for syndicat, with forms such as "snydicat", "ssyndicat", and "sydnicat". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "syndics", "syndicats", "syndicaux", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is syndicat, spelled S-Y-N-D-I-C-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fonction de syndic.
  2. 2
    Temps pendant lequel on exerce la fonction de syndic.
  3. 3
    Organisation destinée à représenter les intérêts d’un groupe de personnes.
  4. 4
    Organisation de défense des intérêts professionnels, catégoriels ou de classe, principalement chez les salariés.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how syndicat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Durant son syndicat.
  2. Le but économique des syndicats betteraviers se concentre dans la production et dans la vente ; il peut se définir comme suit : propager parmi les membres les procédés qui permettent d'obtenir les rendements les plus riches […].

This word in other languages

syndicate(English)sindicato(Español)Gewerkschaft(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • snydicat
  • ssyndicat
  • sydnicat
  • syndciat
  • synddicat
  • syndiact
  • syndicatt
  • syndiccat
  • syndicta
  • synidcat
  • synndicat
  • syyndicat
  • ysndicat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of syndicat - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

snydicat2ssyndicat1sydnicat2syndciat2synddicat1syndiact2syndicatt1syndiccat1
Edit distance from "syndicat"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "syndicat"?
"syndicat" is spelled S-Y-N-D-I-C-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛ̃.di.ka\.
What does "syndicat" mean?
As a noun, "syndicat" means: Fonction de syndic.
What words are commonly confused with "syndicat"?
"syndicat" is commonly confused with "syndics", "syndicats", "syndicaux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "syndicat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "syndicat" is \sɛ̃.di.ka\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "syndicat" come from?
"syndicat" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sérieuse#3,297terminer#3,298remonter#3,286agissait#3,312

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

remarquer13 variantsmécanique13 variantslittéraire13 variantsconvaincu13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list