phosphore

/\fɔs.fɔʁ\/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,522

in French word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

phosphore is aFrenchnoun. It means: Élément chimique de numéro atomique 15 et de symbole P qui fait partie des non-métaux, mais aussi des pnictogènes. Pronounced \fɔs.fɔʁ\. Often confused with phosphate.

Key facts for phosphore
PropertyValue
Headwordphosphore
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔs.fɔʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,522
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of phosphore in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for phosphore is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɔs.fɔʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #20,522 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for phosphore, with forms such as "hposphore", "phhosphore", and "phopshore". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "phosphate", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is phosphore, spelled P-H-O-S-P-H-O-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élément chimique de numéro atomique 15 et de symbole P qui fait partie des non-métaux, mais aussi des pnictogènes.
  2. 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. 3
    Atome (ou, par ellipse, noyau) de phosphore.
  4. 4
    Allotrope du phosphore.
  5. 5
    Luminophore, élément fluorescent d’un écran qui brille sous l’effet d’une excitation électrique ou électronique.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hposphore,phhosphore,phopshore,phoshpore,phosphhore,phosphoer,phosphorre,phosphroe,phospohre,phospphore,phossphore,phsophore,pohsphore,pphosphore

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for phosphore

Misspelling Variants of "phosphore"

hposphore9phhosphore10phopshore9phoshpore9phosphhore10phosphoer9phosphorre10phosphroe9
Misspelling Variants of "phosphore"

Frequency rank: #20,522 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "phosphore"?
"phosphore" is spelled P-H-O-S-P-H-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔs.fɔʁ\.
What does "phosphore" mean?
As a noun, "phosphore" means: Élément chimique de numéro atomique 15 et de symbole P qui fait partie des non-métaux, mais aussi des pnictogènes.
What words are commonly confused with "phosphore"?
"phosphore" is commonly confused with "phosphate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "phosphore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "phosphore" is \fɔs.fɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "phosphore" come from?
"phosphore" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.