hétérotrophe

\e.te.ʁɔ.tʁɔf\

/\e.te.ʁɔ.tʁɔf\/ adj

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui se nourrit de substances organiques en parlant d’un être vivant.

Key facts for hétérotrophe
PropertyValue
Headwordhétérotrophe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.te.ʁɔ.tʁɔf\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hétérotrophe” sits in French frequency

hétérotrophe 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

hétérotrophe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.te.ʁɔ.tʁɔf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui se nourrit de substances organiques en parlant d’un être vivant.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hétérotrophe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 hétérotrophe, spelled H-É-T-É-R-O-T-R-O-P-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui se nourrit de substances organiques en parlant d’un être vivant.

Antonyms

autotrophe

This word in other languages

heterotroph(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hétérotrophe"?
"hétérotrophe" is spelled H-É-T-É-R-O-T-R-O-P-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.te.ʁɔ.tʁɔf\.
What does "hétérotrophe" mean?
As an adjective, "hétérotrophe" means: Qui se nourrit de substances organiques en parlant d’un être vivant.
How do you pronounce "hétérotrophe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hétérotrophe" is \e.te.ʁɔ.tʁɔf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hétérotrophe" come from?
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Using “hétérotrophe”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-É-T-É-R-O-T-R-O-P-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.te.ʁɔ.tʁɔf\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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