nymphose
French, noun\nɛ̃.foz\
nymphose is spelled N-Y-M-P-H-O-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 126,551st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nymphose is a French feminine noun meaning “nymphosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Étape du cycle de vie d'un insecte où la larve mue en adulte”.
What does nymphose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenymphosis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Étape du cycle de vie d'un insecte où la larve mue en adulte.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nymphose
- nymphoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nymphose?
- \nɛ̃.foz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nymphose in French?
nymphose appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).