ectoderme
\ɛk.to.dɛʁm\
The verdict
“ectoderme” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Feuillet embryonnaire externe de l'embryon des métazoaires qui se met en place au moment de la gastrulation. Il a généralement pour rôle de donner naissance aux organes externes, aux muqueuses, mai...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ectoderme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛk.to.dɛʁm\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ectoderme” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for ectoderme is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛk.to.dɛʁm\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Feuillet embryonnaire externe de l'embryon des métazoaires qui se met en place au moment de la gastrulation. Il a généralement pour rôle de donner naissance aux organes externes, aux muqueuses, mai...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ectoderme, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ectoderme, spelled E-C-T-O-D-E-R-M-E.
Definition
- 1Feuillet embryonnaire externe de l'embryon des métazoaires qui se met en place au moment de la gastrulation. Il a généralement pour rôle de donner naissance aux organes externes, aux muqueuses, mais également au système nerveux.
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Using “ectoderme”
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- The one correct French spelling is E-C-T-O-D-E-R-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛk.to.dɛʁm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.