síncope
/ˈsĩ.ku.pɨ/
The verdict
“síncope” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,612 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,612
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,603
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - perda temporária, súbita e breve da consciência devido a isquemia cerebral transitória generalizada
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | síncope |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsĩ.ku.pɨ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,612 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “síncope” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
síncope is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,612 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsĩ.ku.pɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for síncope, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is síncope, spelled S-Í-N-C-O-P-E.
Definition
- 1perda temporária, súbita e breve da consciência devido a isquemia cerebral transitória generalizada
- 2supressão de um ou mais sons dentro de um vocábulo (por exemplo, mor provém por síncope de maior)
- 3execução de uma nota tocada em um tempo fraco que se prolonga até o tempo forte do compasso, o que cria um deslocamento da acentuação rítmica
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “síncope”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-Í-N-C-O-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsĩ.ku.pɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.