sintagma

/sĩ.ˈtaɡ.mɐ/

//sĩ.ˈtaɡ.mɐ// noun

The verdict

“sintagma” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,844 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,844
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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

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)

Where “sintagma” 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). sintagma lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sintagma is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,844 among 2,603 “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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Using “sintagma”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-I-N-T-A-G-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /sĩ.ˈtaɡ.mɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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