síncope
/ˈsĩ.ku.pɨ/
The verdict
“síncope” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,612 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,612
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,185
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - perda temporária, súbita e breve da consciência devido a isquemia cerebral transitória generalizada
Corpus desk
Index PT-sincope · síncope · Portuguese
síncope · rank #53,612 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,612
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,185
- PHOTO-FINISH tabuada
Nearest frequency peer: tabuada (+2 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “síncope”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- shelter
shelter
46,418 corpus weight
- sober
sober
46,407 corpus weight
- supletivo
supletivo
46,392 corpus weight
- síncope
síncope
46,389 corpus weight
- tabuada
tabuada
46,387 corpus weight
- terciário
terciário
46,379 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “síncope” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cauda longa: rank de “síncope” em português
Rare enough to double-check
síncope is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,612 among 1,185 “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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how síncope appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Flagra a síncope cardíaca de operários que, na ausência do amor, extraem do corpo um prazer quase dor - e vice-versa.
O samba de Chico se avizinhava em especial da síncope e da perspicácia de seu conterrâneo Noel Rosa (1910-1937).
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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