myriapode

\mi.ʁja.pɔd\

/\mi.ʁja.pɔd\/ noun

The verdict

“myriapode” 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) - Nom scientifique du millepatte, classe d’arthropodes comprenant les iules, les scolopendres etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-myriapode · myriapode · French

myriapode · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 myriapode
PropertyValue
Headwordmyriapode
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.ʁja.pɔd\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “myriapode” sits in French frequency

myriapode 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

myriapode is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mi.ʁja.pɔd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom scientifique du millepatte, classe d’arthropodes comprenant les iules, les scolopendres etc.".

No misspelling variants are generated for myriapode in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is myriapode, spelled M-Y-R-I-A-P-O-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom scientifique du millepatte, classe d’arthropodes comprenant les iules, les scolopendres etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how myriapode appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce myriapode, excessivement agile, se plait dans les lieux humides et privés de lumière, tels que les caves, les citernes, etc. etc. je l’ai quelquefois aussi rencontré sous les pierres, particulièrement dans les ruines d’Hippône. Les villes d’Oran d’Alger, de Constantine, de Bône et du cercle de Lacalle sont les lieux qui particulièrement nourrissent ce…
  2. Le monde de la litière forestière, de l’humus, présente un peuplement de bactéries, de virus, de myriapodes, de nématodes, de collemboles, de champignons (encore des mycéliums), de lombrics, de crustacés, de gastéropodes, d’insectes dont la multitude est considérable, dont les densités au mètre carré impressionnent tant les chiffres sont énormes.

Synonyms

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "myriapode"?
"myriapode" is spelled M-Y-R-I-A-P-O-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.ʁja.pɔd\.
What does "myriapode" mean?
As a noun, "myriapode" means: Nom scientifique du millepatte, classe d’arthropodes comprenant les iules, les scolopendres etc.
How do you pronounce "myriapode"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "myriapode" is \mi.ʁja.pɔd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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