photosphère
\fɔ.to.sfɛʁ\
The verdict
“photosphère” 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) - Atmosphère lumineuse de vapeurs autour du Soleil.
Corpus desk
Index FR-photosphere · photosphère · French
photosphère · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | photosphère |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɔ.to.sfɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « photosphère » en français
Rare enough to double-check
photosphère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɔ.to.sfɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Atmosphère lumineuse de vapeurs autour du Soleil.".
photosphère has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is photosphère, spelled P-H-O-T-O-S-P-H-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Atmosphère lumineuse de vapeurs autour du Soleil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how photosphère appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Depuis le fond de la photosphère jusqu’à sa partie la plus externe, différents domaines de fréquence deviennent successivement « transparents ».
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.