Syntax

//ˈsɪn.tæks//

Synonyms for "syntax" (64 found)

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4 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

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derived

6 entries

has context

2 entries

is a

3 entries

part of

1 entries

related to

5 entries

Translations

204 translations across 78 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • sintaksë noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • σύνταξις noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Arabic

2 entries
  • بِنَاء جُمْلَة noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • نَحْو noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Armenian

1 entries
  • շարահյուսություն noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • sintaksis noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • сы́нтаксіс noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • сы́нтаксіс noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • сы́нтаксіс noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • сі́нтаксіс noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • синта́ксис noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • синта́ксис noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • синта́ксис noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Burmese

1 entries
  • အထားအသို noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Catalan

1 entries
  • sintaxi noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Cebuano

2 entries
  • hanaysay noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • hanaysay noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 句法 noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries
  • 句法 noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • 句法學 /句法学 noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • 語法學 /语法学 noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 句法 noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • 句法 noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • 句法學 /句法学 noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • 文法 noun (formal rules of a computer language)

Czech

3 entries
  • syntax noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • syntax noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • syntaxe noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Danish

1 entries
  • syntaks noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Dutch

4 entries
  • syntaxis noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • syntaxis noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • syntaxis noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • zinsleer noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • sintakso noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Estonian

1 entries
  • süntaks noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Faroese

1 entries
  • orðalagslæra noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Finnish

4 entries
  • lauseoppi noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • lauseoppi noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • syntaksi noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • syntaksi noun (formal rules of a computer language)

French

3 entries
  • syntaxe noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • syntaxe noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • syntaxe noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Galician

1 entries
  • sintaxe noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Georgian

3 entries
  • სინტაქსი noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • სინტაქსი noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • სინტაქსი noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

German

4 entries
  • Satzbau noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • Satzlehre noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • Syntax noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • Syntax noun (formal rules of a computer language)

Greek

4 entries
  • συντακτικό noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • συντακτικό noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • συντακτικό noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • σύνταξη noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • תַּחְבִּיר noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Hindi

4 entries
  • वाक्यरचना noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • वाक्यरचना noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • वाक्यविन्यास noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • वाक्यविन्यास noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • mondattan noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • szintaxis noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • málskipan noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • orðskipunarfræði noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • orðskipunarfræði noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • setningafræði noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • sintaksis noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Iranian Persian

1 entries
  • نَحْو noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Irish

3 entries
  • comhréir noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • comhréir noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • comhréir noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Italian

2 entries
  • sintassi noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • sintassi noun (formal rules of a computer language)

Japanese

4 entries
  • シンタックス noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • シンタックス noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • シンタックス noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • 文法 noun (formal rules of a computer language)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • синтаксис noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Khmer

2 entries
  • វាក្យសម្ពន្ធ noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • វាក្យសម្ពន្ធ noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Korean

4 entries
  • 구문론 noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • 구문론 noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • 문장론 noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • 신택스 noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • синтаксис noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Lao

1 entries
  • ວາກຍະສຳພັນ noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Latin

2 entries
  • syntaxis noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • syntaxis noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Latvian

1 entries
  • sintakse noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • sintaksė noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • Syntax noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • синтакса noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Malay

1 entries
  • sintaksis noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • өгүүлбэр зүй noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • ᠥᠭᠦᠯᠡᠪᠦᠷᠢ ᠵᠦᠢ noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Māori

4 entries
  • tātaikupu noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • tātaikupu noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • wetereo noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • wetereo noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Nepali

3 entries
  • वाक्यनिर्माण noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • वाक्यपद्धति noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • वाक्यरचना noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • sentaks noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • syntaks noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • syntaks noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • syntaks noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries
  • syntaks noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • syntaks noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • syntaks noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Occitan

1 entries
  • sintaxi noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Pashto

2 entries
  • سينټکس noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • نحو noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Persian

2 entries
  • نَحو noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • نَحو noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Polish

4 entries
  • składnia noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • składnia noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • składnia noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • syntaksa noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • sintaxe noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • sintaxe noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • sintaxe noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Romanian

3 entries
  • sintaxă noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • sintaxă noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • sintaxă noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Russian

3 entries
  • си́нтаксис noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • си́нтаксис noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • си́нтаксис noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Scots

1 entries
  • seentax noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • sklàdnja noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • sklàdnja noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • sklàdnja noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • sìntaksa noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Slovak

2 entries
  • syntax noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • syntax noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Slovene

3 entries
  • sintaksa noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • skladnja noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • skladnja noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Spanish

3 entries
  • sintaxis noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • sintaxis noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • sintaxis noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Swahili

2 entries
  • sintaksia noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • sintaksia noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Swedish

4 entries
  • grammatik noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • grammatik noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)
  • satslära noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • syntax noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • palaugnayan noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • palaugnayan noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • palaugnayan noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Tajik

2 entries
  • наҳв noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • синтаксис noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Thai

2 entries
  • วากยสัมพันธ์ noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • วากยสัมพันธ์ noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Turkish

2 entries
  • sentaks noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • sözdizimi noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • sintaksis noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • си́нтаксис noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • си́нтаксис noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • си́нтаксис noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries
  • syntaksa noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Urdu

1 entries
  • نَحْو noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • سىنتاكسىس noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • sintaksis noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • cú pháp noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • cú pháp học noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Welsh

2 entries
  • cystrawen noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • gwyddor cystrawen noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Yiddish

3 entries
  • סינטאַקס noun (set of rules that govern how words are combined)
  • סינטאַקס noun (formal rules of a computer language)
  • סינטאַקס noun (study of the structure of phrases and sentences)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Just imagine that every time somebody made a grammar mistake, people only could answer "Syntax error." and leave the somebody with that.

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The syntax of Python scripts is very simple.

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Am I to contribute either colourful and interesting sentences or those that illustrate basic syntax?

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I don't know German syntax very well.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.