cryptozoologie
French, noun/kʁip.to.zɔ.ɔ.lɔ.ʒi/
cryptozoologie is spelled C-R-Y-P-T-O-Z-O-O-L-O-G-I-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 121,051st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cryptozoologie is a French feminine noun meaning “cryptozoology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Science biologique spéculative consistant en l’étude d’animaux dont l’existence n’a pas été attestée…”.
What does cryptozoologie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecryptozoology
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Science biologique spéculative consistant en l’étude d’animaux dont l’existence n’a pas été attestée scientifiquement, mais fait seulement l’objet de témoignages ou d’indices indirects, tel que le yéti.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cryptozoologie
- cryptozoologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cryptozoologie?
- /kʁip.to.zɔ.ɔ.lɔ.ʒi/
- \kʁip.to.zo.o.lɔ.ʒi\
- \kʁip.to.zɔ.ɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cryptozoologie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cryptozoologie in French?
cryptozoologie appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).