syntactique

\sɛ̃.tak.tik\

/\sɛ̃.tak.tik\/ adj

The verdict

“syntactique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-syntactique · syntactique · French

syntactique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for syntactique
PropertyValue
Headwordsyntactique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɛ̃.tak.tik\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « syntactique » en français

syntactiquesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

syntactique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sɛ̃.tak.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Syntaxique.".

syntactique has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is syntactique, spelled S-Y-N-T-A-C-T-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Syntaxique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La fonction syntactique.
  2. L’italien du nord se caractérise par la réduction du dédoublement phono-syntactique qui consiste en la double prononciation de la première consonne d’un mot.

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This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "syntactique"?
"syntactique" is spelled S-Y-N-T-A-C-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛ̃.tak.tik\.
What does "syntactique" mean?
As an adjective, "syntactique" means: Syntaxique.
How do you pronounce "syntactique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "syntactique" is \sɛ̃.tak.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "syntactique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list