syndrome

/\sɛ̃.dʁom\/ noun

The verdict

“syndrome” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #6,899 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#6,899
frequency rank, French
8
letters
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Ensemble de symptômes caractéristiques d’une maladie.

Key facts for syndrome
PropertyValue
Headwordsyndrome
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛ̃.dʁom\
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,899
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “syndrome” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). syndrome lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for syndrome is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɛ̃.dʁom\. Corpus data places it at rank #6,899 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 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 syndrome, with forms such as "snydrome", "ssyndrome", and "sydnrome". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "syndromes", 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 French form is syndrome, spelled S-Y-N-D-R-O-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble de symptômes caractéristiques d’une maladie.
  2. 2
    Maladie, souvent d’origine chromosomique, présentant ces symptômes.
  3. 3
    Ensemble de comportements particuliers à un groupe humain ayant subi une même situation traumatisante.
  4. 4
    Ensemble de comportements anormaux d'une personne ou d'un groupe humain.
  5. 5
    Vecteur produit d'un mot et d'une matrice de contrôle, permettant de corriger ce mot dans un code linéaire.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: snydrome,ssyndrome,sydnrome,synddrome,syndorme,syndrmoe,syndroem,syndromme,syndrrome,synndrome,synrdome,syyndrome,ysndrome

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "syndrome"

snydrome2ssyndrome1sydnrome2synddrome1syndorme2syndrmoe2syndroem2syndromme1
Edit distance from "syndrome"

Frequency rank: #6,899 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "syndrome"?
"syndrome" is spelled S-Y-N-D-R-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛ̃.dʁom\.
What does "syndrome" mean?
As a noun, "syndrome" means: Ensemble de symptômes caractéristiques d’une maladie.
What words are commonly confused with "syndrome"?
"syndrome" is commonly confused with "syndromes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "syndrome"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "syndrome" is \sɛ̃.dʁom\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "syndrome" come from?
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Using “syndrome”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-Y-N-D-R-O-M-E — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɛ̃.dʁom\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “syndromes” — see the side-by-side comparison. syndrome vs syndromes
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.