dicotylédones

\di.kɔ.ti.le.dɔn\

/\di.kɔ.ti.le.dɔn\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“dicotylédones” is uncommon French (frequency #81,952 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,952
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Classe des végétaux phanérogames angiospermes comprenant les plantes à ovaires renfermant deux cotylédons dans l’embryon de leur graine.

Key facts for dicotylédones
PropertyValue
Headworddicotylédones
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.kɔ.ti.le.dɔn\
Letters13
Frequency rank#81,952
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dicotylédones” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dicotylédones lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dicotylédones is uncommon French at frequency #81,952 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \di.kɔ.ti.le.dɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Classe des végétaux phanérogames angiospermes comprenant les plantes à ovaires renfermant deux cotylédons dans l’embryon de leur graine.".

dicotylédones doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dicotylédones, spelled D-I-C-O-T-Y-L-É-D-O-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Classe des végétaux phanérogames angiospermes comprenant les plantes à ovaires renfermant deux cotylédons dans l’embryon de leur graine.

Synonyms

dicotylées

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dicotylédones"?
"dicotylédones" is spelled D-I-C-O-T-Y-L-É-D-O-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \di.kɔ.ti.le.dɔn\.
What does "dicotylédones" mean?
As a noun, "dicotylédones" means: Classe des végétaux phanérogames angiospermes comprenant les plantes à ovaires renfermant deux cotylédons dans l’embryon de leur graine.
How do you pronounce "dicotylédones"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dicotylédones" is \di.kɔ.ti.le.dɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dicotylédones" come from?
"dicotylédones" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “dicotylédones”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-I-C-O-T-Y-L-É-D-O-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \di.kɔ.ti.le.dɔn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list