syndicate

\ˈsɪn.dɪ.kɪt\

/\ˈsɪn.dɪ.kɪt\/ noun

The verdict

“syndicate” is uncommon French (frequency #89,223 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,223
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-syndicate · syndicate · French

syndicate · rank #89,223 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,223
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH synchrotron

Nearest frequency peer: synchrotron (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « syndicate »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « syndicate » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for syndicate
PropertyValue
Headwordsyndicate
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈsɪn.dɪ.kɪt\
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,223
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « syndicate » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).syndicatetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « synchrotron » (#89,222), « swipe » (#89,221), « swings » (#89,220). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « syndicate » est au #89,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

syndicate is uncommon French at frequency #89,223 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈsɪn.dɪ.kɪt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for syndicate, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is syndicate, spelled S-Y-N-D-I-C-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Syndicat.
  2. 2
    Groupe de personnes ou de sociétés constitués dans un but particulier, ou pour promouvoir un intérêt commun.
  3. 3
    Groupe similaire de malfaiteurs œuvrant dans le crime organisé.
  4. 4
    Chaîne de journaux ou agence qui diffuse auprès de plusieurs journaux.

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 "syndicate"?
"syndicate" is spelled S-Y-N-D-I-C-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈsɪn.dɪ.kɪt\.
What does "syndicate" mean?
As a noun, "syndicate" means: Syndicat.
How do you pronounce "syndicate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "syndicate" is \ˈsɪn.dɪ.kɪt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "syndicate" come from?
"syndicate" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list