hydrophore
\i.dʁɔ.fɔʁ\
The verdict
“hydrophore” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui charrie de l’eau ou de la sérosité, aquifère.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hydrophore · hydrophore · French
hydrophore · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hydrophore |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.dʁɔ.fɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hydrophore » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hydrophore is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.dʁɔ.fɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui charrie de l’eau ou de la sérosité, aquifère.".
hydrophore doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is hydrophore, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-P-H-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qui charrie de l’eau ou de la sérosité, aquifère.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hydrophore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vaisseaux hydrophores.
On appelle espace hydrophore, dans la vis d'Archimède, la portion du volume de chaque spire, qui est occupée par l'eau.
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.