catabolisme
\ka.ta.bɔ.lism\
The verdict
“catabolisme” 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) - Ensemble des réactions de dégradations moléculaires de l’organisme considéré.
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Index FR-catabolisme · catabolisme · French
catabolisme · 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 "C" 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 | catabolisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.ta.bɔ.lism\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
catabolisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.ta.bɔ.lism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble des réactions de dégradations moléculaires de l’organisme considéré.".
No misspelling variants are generated for catabolisme in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is catabolisme, spelled C-A-T-A-B-O-L-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Ensemble des réactions de dégradations moléculaires de l’organisme considéré.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how catabolisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les études ont porté sur plusieurs aspects du métabolisme de ces composés inhabituels: digestion, absorption, accumulation dans les tissus, catabolisme, incorporation dans différentes membranes.
C’est ainsi que Cordón, dans son traité de biologie, a proposé un développement coïncidant avec l’ordre des enzymes dans la voie pour le catabolisme des acides aminés, l’anabolisme des acides gras et de la glycogenèse, et en sens inverse pour l’anabolisme des acides aminés, le catabolisme des acides gras et la glycolyse (dont le sens du développement a ét…
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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.