haplotype

\a.plɔ.tip\

/\a.plɔ.tip\/ noun

The verdict

“haplotype” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Groupe d’allèles de différents gènes situés sur un même chromosome et habituellement transmis ensemble.

Corpus desk

Index FR-haplotype · haplotype · French

haplotype · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" 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.

Key facts for haplotype
PropertyValue
Headwordhaplotype
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.plɔ.tip\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “haplotype” sits in French frequency

haplotype falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

haplotype is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.plɔ.tip\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Groupe d’allèles de différents gènes situés sur un même chromosome et habituellement transmis ensemble.".

No misspelling variants are generated for haplotype in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is haplotype, spelled H-A-P-L-O-T-Y-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Groupe d’allèles de différents gènes situés sur un même chromosome et habituellement transmis ensemble.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "haplotype"?
"haplotype" is spelled H-A-P-L-O-T-Y-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.plɔ.tip\.
What does "haplotype" mean?
As a noun, "haplotype" means: Groupe d’allèles de différents gènes situés sur un même chromosome et habituellement transmis ensemble.
How do you pronounce "haplotype"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haplotype" is \a.plɔ.tip\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "haplotype" come from?
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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