phosphore
French, noun
phosphore is spelled P-H-O-S-P-H-O-R-E (9 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written French, the 20,380th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Phosphore is a French masculine noun meaning “phosphorus (element)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, phosphoré is a different word: “phosphorous (containing phosphorus)”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Élément chimique de numéro atomique 15 et de symbole P qui fait partie des non-métaux, mais aussi des…”.
What does phosphore mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinephosphorus (element)
adjective
- 1
phosphorous (containing phosphorus)
- 2
phosphureted
verb
- 1
past participle of phosphorer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Élément chimique de numéro atomique 15 et de symbole P qui fait partie des non-métaux, mais aussi des pnictogènes. 2. Corps simple de l’élément, représenté par plusieurs formes allotropiques dont le phosphore blanc, blanc ivoire, malléable et avec une légère odeur d’ail, et les phosphores rouge et noir, sous forme de cristaux ou de poudre. 3. Atome (ou, par ellipse, noyau) de phosphore. 4. Allotrope du phosphore.
adjective: 1. Qui contient du phosphore.
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 phosphore
- phosphores plural
- phosphorée feminine
- phosphorés masculine plural
- phosphorées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to phosphore
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is phosphore in French?
phosphore appears 2.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).