phylum
\fi.lɔm\
The verdict
“phylum” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Embranchement phylogénétique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-phylum · phylum · French
phylum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | phylum |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fi.lɔm\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
phylum is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fi.lɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for phylum, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is phylum, spelled P-H-Y-L-U-M.
Definition
- 1Embranchement phylogénétique.
- 2Groupe de langues ayant des similitudes qui indiquent une langue ancestrale d’origine commune.
- 3Large groupement stable de végétaux distribué dans l’espace.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how phylum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Depuis cet acte de foi, les opinions se sont à nouveau éparpillées, faisant surtout plonger le phylum des Oréopithecidae (dont on a reconnu des formes dans le miocène d’Afrique orientale) au plus profond des origines catarrhiniennes; c'est une solution d'attente confortable que connaissent (bien) les paléontologistes.
Le Cambrien (-542 à -488 millions d’années) correspond à un véritable « bigbang^([sic]) évolutif » caractérisé par l’apparition, en un laps de temps relativement bref, de tous les grands phylums animaux, mais aussi par la mise en place d’écosystèmes complexes.
Synonyms
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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.