photosynthèse

/\fɔ.tɔ.sɛ̃.tɛz\/ noun

Letters

13 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,451

in French word usage

Misspellings

22

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

photosynthèse is aFrenchnoun. It means: Processus biochimique par lequel les organismes photosynthétiques eucaryotes transforment l’énergie lumineuse en énergie chimique en produisant des glucides à partir de dioxyde de carbone et d’eau,... Pronounced \fɔ.tɔ.sɛ̃.tɛz\.

Key facts for photosynthèse
PropertyValue
Headwordphotosynthèse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔ.tɔ.sɛ̃.tɛz\
Letters13
Frequency rank#41,451
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for photosynthèse is 13 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɔ.tɔ.sɛ̃.tɛz\. Corpus data places it at rank #41,451 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Processus biochimique par lequel les organismes photosynthétiques eucaryotes transforment l’énergie lumineuse en énergie chimique en produisant des glucides à partir de dioxyde de carbone et d’eau,...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for photosynthèse, with forms such as "hpotosynthèse", "phhotosynthèse", and "phootsynthèse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 photosynthèse, spelled P-H-O-T-O-S-Y-N-T-H-È-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Processus biochimique par lequel les organismes photosynthétiques eucaryotes transforment l’énergie lumineuse en énergie chimique en produisant des glucides à partir de dioxyde de carbone et d’eau, grâce notamment à la chlorophylle.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hpotosynthèse,phhotosynthèse,phootsynthèse,photosnythèse,photossynthèse,photosynhtèse,photosynnthèse,photosynthese,photosynthhèse,photosynthsèe,photosynthèes,photosynthèsse,photosyntthèse,photosyntèhse,photosytnhèse,photosyynthèse,photoysnthèse,photsoynthèse,phottosynthèse,phtoosynthèse,pohtosynthèse,pphotosynthèse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for photosynthèse

Misspelling Variants of "photosynthèse"

hpotosynthèse13phhotosynthèse14phootsynthèse13photosnythèse13photossynthèse14photosynhtèse13photosynnthèse14photosynthese13
Misspelling Variants of "photosynthèse"

Frequency rank: #41,451 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "photosynthèse"?
"photosynthèse" is spelled P-H-O-T-O-S-Y-N-T-H-È-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔ.tɔ.sɛ̃.tɛz\.
What does "photosynthèse" mean?
As a noun, "photosynthèse" means: Processus biochimique par lequel les organismes photosynthétiques eucaryotes transforment l’énergie lumineuse en énergie chimique en produisant des glucides à partir de dioxyde de carbone et d’eau,...
What are common misspellings of "photosynthèse"?
Common misspellings include "hpotosynthèse", "phhotosynthèse", "phootsynthèse", "photosnythèse", "photossynthèse". The correct spelling is "photosynthèse".
How do you pronounce "photosynthèse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "photosynthèse" is \fɔ.tɔ.sɛ̃.tɛz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "photosynthèse" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.