synthèse

Name: synthèse, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\sɛ̃.tɛz\

/\sɛ̃.tɛz\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“synthèse” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,897. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,897
frequency rank, French: 6,032
“S” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recomposition des éléments d’un tout, en particulier, de la thèse et de l'antithèse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-synthese · synthèse · French

synthèse · rank #4,897 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #4,897
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,032
PHOTO-FINISH symbolique

Nearest frequency peer: symbolique (-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.

spécialisé

95,107
survivre

95,106
symbolique

95,105
synthèse

95,104
Tokyo

95,103
tournant

95,102

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

synthèse vs synthèses

89% similar

synthèse vs synthé

63% similar

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

Key facts for synthèse
Property	Value
Headword	synthèse
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\sɛ̃.tɛz\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#4,897
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « synthèse »

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

#4,897

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « symbolique » (#4,896), « Tokyo » (#4,898), « survivre » (#4,895). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « synthèse » est au #4,897. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around synthèse (IPA \sɛ̃.tɛz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,897 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for synthèse, with forms such as "snythèse", "ssynthèse", and "synhtèse". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "synthèses", "synthé", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is synthèse, spelled S-Y-N-T-H-È-S-E.

Definition

1
Recomposition des éléments d’un tout, en particulier, de la thèse et de l'antithèse.
2
Action de composer un corps avec ses éléments.
3
Opération par laquelle on réunit des parties d’une plaie, des fragments d’os fracturé.
4
Méthode de composition qui descend des principes aux conséquences, des causes aux effets.
5
Exposé succinct, généralisation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Mais la géniale synthèse de Maxwell, si elle a changé l'idée que l'on se faisait de la nature des ondes lumineuses, a laissé intacte la croyance, commune dès lors à tous les physiciens, que la lumière est formée d'ondes où l'énergie est répartie de façon continue.
Une seconde partie mentionnait la synthèse de revêtements autoréparants à base de polymères fluorés sous champ magnétique oscillant.

Synonyms

conclusion abrégé résumé

This word in other languages

synthesis(English)síntesis(Español)Synthese(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

snythèse
ssynthèse
synhtèse
synnthèse
synthese
synthhèse
synthsèe
synthèes
synthèsse
syntthèse
syntèhse
sytnhèse
syynthèse
ysnthèse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of synthèse - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "synthèse"

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 "synthèse"?

"synthèse" is spelled S-Y-N-T-H-È-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛ̃.tɛz\.

What does "synthèse" mean?

As a noun, "synthèse" means: Recomposition des éléments d’un tout, en particulier, de la thèse et de l'antithèse.

What words are commonly confused with "synthèse"?

"synthèse" is commonly confused with "synthèses", "synthé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "synthèse"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "synthèse" is \sɛ̃.tɛz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "synthèse" come from?

"synthèse" 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 "synthèse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

survivre#4,895 tournant#4,899 versions#4,902 acquérir#4,906

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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