phytoplancton
\fi.to.plɑ̃k.tɔ̃\
The verdict
“phytoplancton” is uncommon French (frequency #68,543 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,543
- frequency rank, French
- 6,826
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plancton végétal, et particulièrement l’ensemble des espèces de plancton autotrophes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-phytoplancton · phytoplancton · French
phytoplancton · rank #68,543 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,543
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,826
- PHOTO-FINISH phra
Nearest frequency peer: phra (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « phytoplancton »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- perçants
perçants
31,461 corpus weight
- pharynx
pharynx
31,460 corpus weight
- phra
phra
31,459 corpus weight
- phytoplanct…
phytoplancton
31,458 corpus weight
- pian
pian
31,457 corpus weight
- pierreux
pierreux
31,455 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « phytoplancton » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | phytoplancton |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fi.to.plɑ̃k.tɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #68,543 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « phytoplancton » en français
Rare enough to double-check
phytoplancton is uncommon French at frequency #68,543 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \fi.to.plɑ̃k.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plancton végétal, et particulièrement l’ensemble des espèces de plancton autotrophes.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for phytoplancton in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is phytoplancton, spelled P-H-Y-T-O-P-L-A-N-C-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Plancton végétal, et particulièrement l’ensemble des espèces de plancton autotrophes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how phytoplancton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le plancton rassemble les espèces aquatiques entraînées par le courant, animales comme des méduses pour le zooplancton, et végétales comme les algues pour le phytoplancton, ainsi que des bactéries et des virus.
« Les rejets en mer tuent instantanément le phytoplancton et viennent acidifier les océans et les mers, qui contribuent à réguler le réchauffement climatique », avance ainsi Hervé Menchon, adjoint au maire de Marseille chargé de la biodiversité marine
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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