myxine
\mik.sin\
The verdict
“myxine” 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) - Une des espèces d'animaux chordés crâniates agnathes marins nécrophages ressemblant à une anguille gluante, à bouche circulaire entourée de barbillons.
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Index FR-myxine · myxine · French
myxine · 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 "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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | myxine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mik.sin\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
myxine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mik.sin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Une des espèces d'animaux chordés crâniates agnathes marins nécrophages ressemblant à une anguille gluante, à bouche circulaire entourée de barbillons.".
Zero misspellings are on record for myxine in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is myxine, spelled M-Y-X-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Une des espèces d'animaux chordés crâniates agnathes marins nécrophages ressemblant à une anguille gluante, à bouche circulaire entourée de barbillons.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how myxine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les myxines sont des nécrophages des profondeurs marines qui dévorent les animaux morts.
La myxine est une créature primitive semblable à une anguille dépourvue de colonne vertébrale vivant au fond des océans.
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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.