ankylostome
\ɑ̃.ki.lɔs.tom\
The verdict
“ankylostome” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ver nématode parasite hématophage dont l'adulte est présent dans l'intestin grêle d'un mammifère, tel le chien, le chat, l'homme, parfois les ruminants.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ankylostome · ankylostome · French
ankylostome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ankylostome |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.ki.lɔs.tom\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ankylostome » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ankylostome is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.ki.lɔs.tom\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ver nématode parasite hématophage dont l'adulte est présent dans l'intestin grêle d'un mammifère, tel le chien, le chat, l'homme, parfois les ruminants.".
ankylostome doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 French form is ankylostome, spelled A-N-K-Y-L-O-S-T-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Ver nématode parasite hématophage dont l'adulte est présent dans l'intestin grêle d'un mammifère, tel le chien, le chat, l'homme, parfois les ruminants.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ankylostome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les bœufs, les buffles, les moutons, les chèvres, et les chiens peuvent avoir des ankylostomes. En général, ils s’infestent lorsqu’ils vivent en collectivités surpeuplées.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.