lycode
\li.kɔd\
The verdict
“lycode” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce de poisson osseux marin de profondeur, anguilliforme, à longues nageoires dorsale et anale en continuité avec la caudale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lycode · lycode · French
lycode · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | lycode |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \li.kɔd\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lycode » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lycode is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.kɔd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de poisson osseux marin de profondeur, anguilliforme, à longues nageoires dorsale et anale en continuité avec la caudale.".
lycode has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lycode, spelled L-Y-C-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1Espèce de poisson osseux marin de profondeur, anguilliforme, à longues nageoires dorsale et anale en continuité avec la caudale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lycode appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La lycode Lycodichthys dearborni ressemble à une anguille trapue d’une vingtaine de centimètres de long et fabrique une protéine antigel qui lui permet de survivre à des températures auxquelles son sang devrait geler.
This word in other languages
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.