diploïde
\di.plɔ.id\
The verdict
“diploïde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui contient un nombre double ou pair (deux fois N) de chromosomes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-diploide · diploïde · French
diploïde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | diploïde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \di.plɔ.id\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
diploïde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \di.plɔ.id\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui contient un nombre double ou pair (deux fois N) de chromosomes.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for diploïde, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is diploïde, spelled D-I-P-L-O-Ï-D-E.
Definition
- 1Qui contient un nombre double ou pair (deux fois N) de chromosomes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how diploïde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans un certain nombre de complexes polyploïdes, l'aire du taxon diploïde ancestral n'est pas limitée à une des deux chaînes, mais elle est pyrénéo-alpienne.
Dans chacune des cellules d’un organisme vivant, à l’exception notable des gamètes, chaque chromosome existe en 2 exemplaires, appelés chromosomes homologues. Le nombre de chromosomes présents est alors dit diploïde.
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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.