photosynthèse
French, noun/fɔ.tɔ.sɛ̃.tɛz/
photosynthèse is spelled P-H-O-T-O-S-Y-N-T-H-È-S-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 41,186th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Photosynthèse is a French feminine noun meaning “photosynthesis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Processus biochimique par lequel les organismes photosynthétiques eucaryotes transforment l’énergie lumineuse…”.
What does photosynthèse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininephotosynthesis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 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.
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 photosynthèse
- photosynthèses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce photosynthèse?
- /fɔ.tɔ.sɛ̃.tɛz/
- \fɔ.tɔ.sɛ̃.tɛz\
- \fɔ.tɔ.sɛ̃.tɛːz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to photosynthèse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is photosynthèse in French?
photosynthèse appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).