Síria

noun

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The verdict

“Síria” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,865. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,865
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - país do Médio Oriente, sudoeste da Ásia, que tem fronteiras com a Jordânia, Iraque, Turquia, Israel e Líbano, banhado a ocidente pelo mar Mediterrâneo e que tem por capital Damasco

Corpus desk

Index PT-siria · Síria · Portuguese

Síria · rank #3,865 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,865
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH repetir

Nearest frequency peer: repetir (-3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “Síria”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “Síria” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Síria vs Sri
60% similar
Síria vs sítio
40% similar
Síria vs surra
40% similar

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

Key facts for Síria
PropertyValue
HeadwordSíria
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,865
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “Síria”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Síriacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “repetir” (#3,862), “reconhecido” (#3,861), “abandonar” (#3,871). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “Síria” fica em #3,865. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Síria, anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,865 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "país do Médio Oriente, sudoeste da Ásia, que tem fronteiras com a Jordânia, Iraque, Turquia, Israel e Líbano, banhado a ocidente pelo mar Mediterrâneo e que tem por capital Damasco".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Síria, with forms such as "sríia", "ssíria", and "síira". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sri", "sítio", "surra", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is Síria, spelled S-Í-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    país do Médio Oriente, sudoeste da Ásia, que tem fronteiras com a Jordânia, Iraque, Turquia, Israel e Líbano, banhado a ocidente pelo mar Mediterrâneo e que tem por capital Damasco

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Síria appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A Síria possui uma história muito antiga, desde os arameus e assírios, marcada fortemente pela influência e rivalidade da Mesopotâmia e do Egito.

This word in other languages

Syria(English)Siria(Español)Syrie(Français)Syrien(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sríia
  • ssíria
  • síira
  • sírai
  • sírria
  • ísria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sríia2ssíria1síira2sírai2sírria1ísria2
Edit distance from "Síria"

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 "Síria"?
"Síria" is spelled S-Í-R-I-A.
What does "Síria" mean?
As a noun, "Síria" means: país do Médio Oriente, sudoeste da Ásia, que tem fronteiras com a Jordânia, Iraque, Turquia, Israel e Líbano, banhado a ocidente pelo mar Mediterrâneo e que tem por capital Damasco
What words are commonly confused with "Síria"?
"Síria" is commonly confused with "Sri", "sítio", "surra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Síria" come from?
"Síria" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ativo#3,881cobre#3,888diabo#3,894Goiás#3,907

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

oração6 variantsemoção6 variantsgirl6 variantsética6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list