parasitoïde
\pa.ʁa.zi.tɔ.id\
The verdict
“parasitoïde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parasite dont le développement entraîne la mort de l’hôte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-parasitoide · parasitoïde · French
parasitoïde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | parasitoïde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pa.ʁa.zi.tɔ.id\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « parasitoïde » en français
Rare enough to double-check
parasitoïde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.ʁa.zi.tɔ.id\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Parasite dont le développement entraîne la mort de l’hôte.".
parasitoïde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is parasitoïde, spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T-O-Ï-D-E.
Definition
- 1Parasite dont le développement entraîne la mort de l’hôte.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how parasitoïde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’efficacité parasitaire des adultes peut se trouver limitée par la rupture de la coïncidence spatio-temporelle entre le stade réceptif des hôtes (œufs en cours d’embryogenèse) et le stade agressif du parasitoïde (Nenon, 1974).
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.