autotrophe
\o.to.tʁɔf\
The verdict
“autotrophe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie un organisme qui, comme les bactéries, les algues et les plantes vertes, élabore sa matière organique à partir de composés inorganiques simples.
Corpus desk
Index FR-autotrophe · autotrophe · French
autotrophe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | autotrophe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \o.to.tʁɔf\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « autotrophe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
autotrophe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \o.to.tʁɔf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifie un organisme qui, comme les bactéries, les algues et les plantes vertes, élabore sa matière organique à partir de composés inorganiques simples.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for autotrophe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is autotrophe, spelled A-U-T-O-T-R-O-P-H-E.
Definition
- 1Qualifie un organisme qui, comme les bactéries, les algues et les plantes vertes, élabore sa matière organique à partir de composés inorganiques simples.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how autotrophe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Roger Buvat, dans son excellent ouvrage où il met les chercheurs européens au courant des travaux américains sur le complexe et mystérieux problème de l’assimilation autotrophe du gaz carbonique, écrit, de son côté : « la photosynthèse peut être considérée comme le principal processus d’entretien de la matière organique, et de défense contre l’agent destr…
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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.