sincretismo

noun

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The verdict

“sincretismo” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #34,042 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#34,042
frequency rank, Portuguese
11
letters
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - atitude respeitosa, conciliadora e/ou tolerante com relação à religiosidade alheia

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

sincretismo vs sincronismo
82% similar

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

Key facts for sincretismo
PropertyValue
Headwordsincretismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#34,042
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sincretismo” sits in Portuguese 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). sincretismo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for sincretismo is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #34,042 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for sincretismo, with forms such as "isncretismo", "sicnretismo", and "sinccretismo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "sincronismo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is sincretismo, spelled S-I-N-C-R-E-T-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    atitude respeitosa, conciliadora e/ou tolerante com relação à religiosidade alheia
  2. 2
    fusão de diferentes cultos ou doutrinas religiosas, com reinterpretação de seus elementos
  3. 3
    síntese razoavelmente equilibrada de elementos díspares, originários de diferentes visões do mundo ou de doutrinas filosóficas distintas
  4. 4
    fusão de elementos culturais diversos, ou de culturas distintas ou de diferentes sistemas sociais
  5. 5
    identidade morfológica entre duas unidades linguísticas funcionalmente diferentes

This word in other languages

syncretism(English)sincretismo(Español)syncrétisme(Français)Synkretismus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: isncretismo,sicnretismo,sinccretismo,sincertismo,sincreitsmo,sincretimso,sincretismmo,sincretisom,sincretissmo,sincretsimo,sincrettismo,sincrretismo,sincrteismo,sinncretismo,sinrcetismo,snicretismo,ssincretismo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

isncretismo2sicnretismo2sinccretismo1sincertismo2sincreitsmo2sincretimso2sincretismmo1sincretisom2
Edit distance from "sincretismo"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sincretismo"?
"sincretismo" is spelled S-I-N-C-R-E-T-I-S-M-O.
What does "sincretismo" mean?
As a noun, "sincretismo" means: atitude respeitosa, conciliadora e/ou tolerante com relação à religiosidade alheia
What words are commonly confused with "sincretismo"?
"sincretismo" is commonly confused with "sincronismo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "sincretismo" come from?
"sincretismo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “sincretismo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-I-N-C-R-E-T-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “sincronismo” - see the side-by-side comparison. sincretismo vs sincronismo
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list