sintagma

/sĩ.ˈtaɡ.mɐ/

//sĩ.ˈtaɡ.mɐ// noun

The verdict

“sintagma” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,844 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,844
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualquer conjunto de palavras, ligadas a um núcleo, em que todas perdem a sua significação individual para tomar a do conjunto, de modo a formar um elemento da frase

Corpus desk

Index PT-sintagma · sintagma · Portuguese

sintagma · rank #63,844 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,844
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sudene

Nearest frequency peer: Sudene (+15 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 “sintagma”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “sintagma” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sintagma
PropertyValue
Headwordsintagma
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sĩ.ˈtaɡ.mɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,844
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “sintagma” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).sintagmacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Sudene” (#63,859), “tamboril” (#63,863), “Tanzania” (#63,865). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sintagma” fica em #63,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sintagma is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,844 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /sĩ.ˈtaɡ.mɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "qualquer conjunto de palavras, ligadas a um núcleo, em que todas perdem a sua significação individual para tomar a do conjunto, de modo a formar um elemento da frase".

sintagma doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is sintagma, spelled S-I-N-T-A-G-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualquer conjunto de palavras, ligadas a um núcleo, em que todas perdem a sua significação individual para tomar a do conjunto, de modo a formar um elemento da frase

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sintagma"?
"sintagma" is spelled S-I-N-T-A-G-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /sĩ.ˈtaɡ.mɐ/.
What does "sintagma" mean?
As a noun, "sintagma" means: qualquer conjunto de palavras, ligadas a um núcleo, em que todas perdem a sua significação individual para tomar a do conjunto, de modo a formar um elemento da frase
How do you pronounce "sintagma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sintagma" is /sĩ.ˈtaɡ.mɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sintagma" come from?
"sintagma" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sintagma", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list