Synonyms & related words for sigmatism

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of sigmatism. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to sigmatism

Explore words related to sigmatism — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include lisp, lispingly, sibilant, sibilancy, sibilantly, rhotacism, sibilous, sibilation. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does sigmatism come from?

The word sigmatism breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: sigmat, from Greek sigma (“the letter sigma / the s-sound”); and -ism, from Greek ismos (“condition, practice”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.