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(Note: this page uses US spelling for words like color, flavor, etc. In other parts of the web you'll find the British English spelling used (colour, flavour), although the US/international spelling of the word "synesthesia" is used throughout the site rather than the UK version "synaesthesia". This page is just for search engine visibility of the US terms.)
Acupuncture-color/shape (tactile-visual)
ASMR (not considered synesthesia; for similarities/differences see auditory-tactile)
Audio-tactile
Audio-motor (see either lexical-motor or auditory-motor/sound-to-kinetics synesthesia)
Auditory-gustatory synesthesia
Auditory-motor synesthesia (hearing sounds produces involuntary movements)
Auditory-olfactory synesthesia
Auditory-tactile synesthesia
Auditory-visual synesthesia
Aura synesthesia (projective personality-color)
Audio-motor (see either lexical-motor or auditory-motor/sound-to-kinetics synesthesia)
Auditory-gustatory synesthesia
Auditory-motor synesthesia (hearing sounds produces involuntary movements)
Auditory-olfactory synesthesia
Auditory-tactile synesthesia
Auditory-visual synesthesia
Aura synesthesia (projective personality-color)
Autobiographical time-color
Calendar synesthesia (time units-spatial location)
Cardinal points-color
Centuries-color
Chord-color synesthesia (musical chords)
Chord-taste synesthesia (musical chords)
Chromesthesia
Calendar synesthesia (time units-spatial location)
Cardinal points-color
Centuries-color
Chord-color synesthesia (musical chords)
Chord-taste synesthesia (musical chords)
Chromesthesia
Colored sensations
Colored sequence synesthesia (color associations for sequences of things)
Color-graphemic or color-grapheme (= grapheme-color)
Color-emotion (not considered synesthesia)
Color-musical note synesthesia (color-tone synesthesia)
Colored sequence synesthesia (color associations for sequences of things)
Color-graphemic or color-grapheme (= grapheme-color)
Color-emotion (not considered synesthesia)
Color-musical note synesthesia (color-tone synesthesia)
Color-number synesthesia
Color-odd or even
Color-personality or gender
Color-smell synesthesia
Color-sound synesthesia
Color-tactile sensations
Color-taste synesthesia
Color-tone synesthesia (color-musical note synesthesia)
Concept-color synesthesia
Concept-shape synesthesia
Concept-smell or concept-taste synesthesia
Color-odd or even
Color-personality or gender
Color-smell synesthesia
Color-sound synesthesia
Color-tactile sensations
Color-taste synesthesia
Color-tone synesthesia (color-musical note synesthesia)
Concept-color synesthesia
Concept-shape synesthesia
Concept-smell or concept-taste synesthesia
Concept-spatial positioning
Countries-color
Cutlery personification
Dance steps-color (as a colored sequence or as kinetics-color synesthesia)
Days of the week-color
Days of the week-color/shape/texture
Days of the week-image (mentioned in time units-color)
Countries-color
Cutlery personification
Dance steps-color (as a colored sequence or as kinetics-color synesthesia)
Days of the week-color
Days of the week-color/shape/texture
Days of the week-image (mentioned in time units-color)
Days of the week-taste or smell
Decades-color
Dichotomy or Duality (concepts are masculine/feminine, heavy/light, round/sharp etc.)
Emotion as a synesthetic concurrent (not usually considered synesthesia)
Decades-color
Dichotomy or Duality (concepts are masculine/feminine, heavy/light, round/sharp etc.)
Emotion as a synesthetic concurrent (not usually considered synesthesia)
Emotionally mediated synesthesia
Emotion-color/shape/texture/image
Emotion-smell
Emotion-tactile sensations
Emotion-taste
Emotion-color/shape/texture/image
Emotion-smell
Emotion-tactile sensations
Emotion-taste
Emotions observed in other people-color/shape/smell/taste/sound/touch
Empathy with machines
Feeling physical pain on seeing or hearing about others hurt (but not in the same part of your body)
Feeling touch, pain etc. in the same part of your body when you observe it in others
Empathy with machines
Feeling physical pain on seeing or hearing about others hurt (but not in the same part of your body)
Feeling touch, pain etc. in the same part of your body when you observe it in others
Figurative images as a synesthetic concurrent
Fingers-color
Flavor (see taste)
Gender as a synesthetic concurrent (concepts, letters, numbers, etc. are masculine or feminine)
General sounds-color (and/or shape)
Geometric shapes-color
Fingers-color
Flavor (see taste)
Gender as a synesthetic concurrent (concepts, letters, numbers, etc. are masculine or feminine)
General sounds-color (and/or shape)
Geometric shapes-color
Geometric shapes-numbers
GIFs (motion)-sound
Grapheme-color synesthesia
Grapheme-shape/texture/color/image
Grapheme-smell synesthesia
Grapheme-sound synesthesia
GIFs (motion)-sound
Grapheme-color synesthesia
Grapheme-shape/texture/color/image
Grapheme-smell synesthesia
Grapheme-sound synesthesia
Grapheme personification (see either ordinal linguistic personification, letter personification or number personification)
Grapheme-taste synesthesia
Grapheme-temperature synesthesia
Gustatory-auditory synesthesia
Gustatory-olfactory (not considered synesthesia)
Gustatory-tactile synesthesia
Gustatory-visual synesthesia
Hearing GIFs
Hearing motion (hearing sounds when you see things moving)
Grapheme-taste synesthesia
Grapheme-temperature synesthesia
Gustatory-auditory synesthesia
Gustatory-olfactory (not considered synesthesia)
Gustatory-tactile synesthesia
Gustatory-visual synesthesia
Hearing GIFs
Hearing motion (hearing sounds when you see things moving)
High-production synesthesia
Ideasthesia (or ideaesthesia) (not a type of synesthesia but an alternative way of defining it)
Ideasthesia (or ideaesthesia) (not a type of synesthesia but an alternative way of defining it)
Ideas-abstract shapes, spatial positioning, vision
Images (figurative, not abstract) as a synesthetic concurrent
Images (figurative, not abstract) as a synesthetic concurrent
Images - smelling or tasting them
Involuntary movements in response to sounds
Key signature-color (in music)
Kinetic synesthesia (or kinesthetic synesthesia)
Kinetics-color
Kinetics-sound
Involuntary movements in response to sounds
Key signature-color (in music)
Kinetic synesthesia (or kinesthetic synesthesia)
Kinetics-color
Kinetics-sound
Letter form synesthesia (letters have a spatial location)
Letters-color
Letters-color/shape/texture/image
Letters-personality
Letters-smell/taste
Letters-sound
Letters-spatial location
Letters-temperature
Lexeme-color synesthesia
Letters-color
Letters-color/shape/texture/image
Letters-personality
Letters-smell/taste
Letters-sound
Letters-spatial location
Letters-temperature
Lexeme-color synesthesia
Lexeme-taste synesthesia (mentioned in lexical-gustatory)
Lexical-gustatory synesthesia
Lexical-motor synesthesia
Lexical-olfactory synesthesia
Machine empathy synesthesia, machine synesthesia (machines or other objects induce tactile sensations when watched)
Massage-color/shape/image (tactile-visual)
Lexical-gustatory synesthesia
Lexical-motor synesthesia
Lexical-olfactory synesthesia
Machine empathy synesthesia, machine synesthesia (machines or other objects induce tactile sensations when watched)
Massage-color/shape/image (tactile-visual)
Mathematical concepts-vision
Mathematical synesthesias
Mirror kinetics (involuntary movements on seeing other people move)
Mathematical synesthesias
Mirror kinetics (involuntary movements on seeing other people move)
Mirror pain
Mirror speech synesthesia
Mirror touch synesthesia
Mirror touch with machines or inanimate objects
Misophonia (not considered synesthesia)
Mirror speech synesthesia
Mirror touch synesthesia
Mirror touch with machines or inanimate objects
Misophonia (not considered synesthesia)
Mixed perceptions or concurrents, multi-sensory synesthesia
Months-color synesthesia
Months-color/shape/texture
Months-personality
Months-spatial location
Morpheme-color synesthesia
Months-color synesthesia
Months-color/shape/texture
Months-personality
Months-spatial location
Morpheme-color synesthesia
Multiple perceptions or concurrents, multi-sensory synesthesia
Music (all music-related types of synesthesia)
Musical genre-color synesthesia
Musical genre-smell synesthesia
Musical genre-taste synesthesia
Musical instruments-color and/or shape
Music (all music-related types of synesthesia)
Musical genre-color synesthesia
Musical genre-smell synesthesia
Musical genre-taste synesthesia
Musical instruments-color and/or shape
Musical notes-texture
Musical synesthesias
Music-color synesthesia
Music-emotion (not considered synesthesia)
Music-images, landscapes or “music videos” (not considered synesthesia)
Musical synesthesias
Music-color synesthesia
Music-emotion (not considered synesthesia)
Music-images, landscapes or “music videos” (not considered synesthesia)
Music-numbers
Music-smell synesthesia
Music-taste synesthesia
Music-temperature synesthesia
Music-vision synesthesia
Music-smell synesthesia
Music-taste synesthesia
Music-temperature synesthesia
Music-vision synesthesia
Numbers as a synesthetic concurrent
Number-color synesthesia
Number-personality synesthesia
Numbers-shape/color/texture/image
Number-smell synesthesia or number-taste synesthesia
Number-sound synesthesia
Numbers-spatial location
Number-temperature synesthesia
Number-color synesthesia
Number-personality synesthesia
Numbers-shape/color/texture/image
Number-smell synesthesia or number-taste synesthesia
Number-sound synesthesia
Numbers-spatial location
Number-temperature synesthesia
Object personification (only considered synesthesia in certain cases)
Objects are odd or even
Objects have personalities
Objects are odd or even
Objects have personalities
Odd and even: concepts are either odd or even
Odor (see smell)
Olfactory-auditory synesthesia
Olfactory-gustatory (not considered synesthesia)
Olfactory-tactile synesthesia
Olfactory-visual synesthesia
OLP synesthesia (= ordinal linguistic personification)
Odor (see smell)
Olfactory-auditory synesthesia
Olfactory-gustatory (not considered synesthesia)
Olfactory-tactile synesthesia
Olfactory-visual synesthesia
OLP synesthesia (= ordinal linguistic personification)
One-shot synesthesia
Ordinal linguistic personification
Orgasm-color synesthesia (color/images)
Pain empathy (not usually considered synesthesia)
Pain-color/shape/image
Pain-smell synesthesia
Pain-sound synesthesia
Pain-taste synesthesia
Parity (odd or even) as a synesthetic concurrent
Parts of the body-color
Ordinal linguistic personification
Orgasm-color synesthesia (color/images)
Pain empathy (not usually considered synesthesia)
Pain-color/shape/image
Pain-smell synesthesia
Pain-sound synesthesia
Pain-taste synesthesia
Parity (odd or even) as a synesthetic concurrent
Parts of the body-color
Personality-numbers
Personality-smell synesthesia
Personality-taste synesthesia
Personification
Personification of colors
Personification of cutlery
Personification of days or months
Personality-smell synesthesia
Personality-taste synesthesia
Personification
Personification of colors
Personification of cutlery
Personification of days or months
Personification of graphemes (see ordinal linguistic personification, letter personification or number personification)
Personification of letters
Personification of musical notes, chords or keys
Personification of numbers
Personification of objects
Personification of musical sounds or sequences
Personification of letters
Personification of musical notes, chords or keys
Personification of numbers
Personification of objects
Personification of musical sounds or sequences
Seeing flashes on hearing sudden or loud sounds (not considered
synesthesia)
Seeing images when in a creative/musical trance
Seeing landscapes, figurative images or “music videos” when listening to music (not considered synesthesia)
Seeing music or sound
Seeing time units, letters or numbers in a spatial location
Seeing landscapes, figurative images or “music videos” when listening to music (not considered synesthesia)
Seeing music or sound
Seeing time units, letters or numbers in a spatial location
Seeing sequences of concepts in a spatial location
Seeing smells
Seeing tastes
Seeing touch, pain etc. in other people and feeling it in the same part of your body
Seeing words (like subtitles) when people speak
Seeing smells
Seeing tastes
Seeing touch, pain etc. in other people and feeling it in the same part of your body
Seeing words (like subtitles) when people speak
Sequences of concepts-sounds
Sequence personification or sequence-personality
Sexual synesthesia; sexual and romantic synesthesia
Sequence personification or sequence-personality
Sexual synesthesia; sexual and romantic synesthesia
Shapes-numbers
Sight as a synesthetic inducer
Smell-emotion: see Emotion as a concurrent or Smell and memories (not considered synesthesia)
Sight as a synesthetic inducer
Smell-emotion: see Emotion as a concurrent or Smell and memories (not considered synesthesia)
Sight-smell: see either smelling images or concept-smell
Smelling images
Smelling music or sound
Smelling numbers
Sight-taste: see either tasting images or concept-taste
Smelling colors (colors trigger smell perceptions)Smelling images
Smelling music or sound
Smelling numbers
Smelling personalities
Smelling sequences of concepts
Smelling words
Smells-color
Smells-memories (not considered synesthesia)
Smells-musical notes or sounds
Smells-shape
Smells-sound
Smells-tactile sensations
Smelling sequences of concepts
Smelling words
Smells-color
Smells-memories (not considered synesthesia)
Smells-musical notes or sounds
Smells-shape
Smells-sound
Smells-tactile sensations
Smells-vision
Smell-taste (not considered synesthesia)
Social synesthesia
Songs-color
Songs-smell
Songs-taste
Sounds-color
Smell-taste (not considered synesthesia)
Social synesthesia
Songs-color
Songs-smell
Songs-taste
Sounds-color
Sounds-emotion (not considered synesthesia)
Sounds-numbers
Sounds-physical sensations
Sounds (sudden or loud) produce visual flashes (not considered synesthesia)
Sounds-shape
Sounds-involuntary movements
Sounds-physical sensations
Sounds (sudden or loud) produce visual flashes (not considered synesthesia)
Sounds-shape
Sounds-involuntary movements
Sounds-physical sensations
Sounds-smell
Sounds-tactile sensations (sound-touch)
Sounds-taste
Sounds-temperature
Sounds-texture
Sounds-visual perceptions
Spatial sequence synesthesia
Spatial sequences of letters
Spatial sequences of numbers
Spatial sequences of other concepts
Sounds-smell
Sounds-tactile sensations (sound-touch)
Sounds-taste
Sounds-temperature
Sounds-texture
Sounds-visual perceptions
Spatial sequence synesthesia
Spatial sequences of letters
Spatial sequences of numbers
Spatial sequences of other concepts
Stimulus-dichotomy synesthesia (concepts belong to one of two groups)
Stimulus-parity synesthesia (concepts are odd or even)
Subtitles (ticker tape synesthesia)
Swimming styles-color
Tactile-auditory synesthesia
Tactile-emotion synesthesia
Tactile-gustatory synesthesia
Tactile-olfactory synesthesia
Tactile-visual synesthesia
Taste-color synesthesia
Stimulus-parity synesthesia (concepts are odd or even)
Subtitles (ticker tape synesthesia)
Swimming styles-color
Tactile-auditory synesthesia
Tactile-emotion synesthesia
Tactile-gustatory synesthesia
Tactile-olfactory synesthesia
Tactile-visual synesthesia
Taste-color synesthesia
Taste-memories (not considered synesthesia)
Taste-musical notes
Taste-shape
Taste-smell (not considered synesthesia)
Taste-sound
Taste-tactile sensations
Taste-vision synesthesia
Taste-musical notes
Taste-shape
Taste-smell (not considered synesthesia)
Taste-sound
Taste-tactile sensations
Taste-vision synesthesia
Tasting colors (colors trigger taste sensations)
Timbre-shape synesthesia
Time units-color synesthesia
Time units-image (mentioned in time units-color)
Time units-color synesthesia
Time units-image (mentioned in time units-color)
Touch (texture)-emotion synesthesia
Touch-smell synesthesia
Touch-sound synesthesia
Touch-taste synesthesia
Touch-smell synesthesia
Touch-sound synesthesia
Touch-taste synesthesia
Vibes or feelings as a synesthetic concurrent
Vicarious pain (not normally considered synesthesia)
Vision as a synesthetic inducer
Vicarious pain (not normally considered synesthesia)
Vision as a synesthetic inducer
Visual-olfactory synesthesia: see smelling images, concept-smell or color-smell
Visual-gustatory synesthesia: see tasting images, concept-taste or color-taste
Words and letters-shape/texture/color/images
Words-smell
Words-taste
Words-temperature
Years-color
Years-spatial location
Words-smell
Words-taste
Words-temperature
Years-color
Years-spatial location
This page last updated: 4 January 2025
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