poïkilotherme
\pɔ.i.ki.lɔ.tɛʁm\
The verdict
“poïkilotherme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dont la température interne est dépendante de celle de l’environnement, qui ne contrôle pas sa température corporelle.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poïkilotherme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pɔ.i.ki.lɔ.tɛʁm\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poïkilotherme” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
poïkilotherme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pɔ.i.ki.lɔ.tɛʁm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dont la température interne est dépendante de celle de l’environnement, qui ne contrôle pas sa température corporelle.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for poïkilotherme, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
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 poïkilotherme, spelled P-O-Ï-K-I-L-O-T-H-E-R-M-E.
Definition
- 1Dont la température interne est dépendante de celle de l’environnement, qui ne contrôle pas sa température corporelle.
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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.
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Using “poïkilotherme”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-Ï-K-I-L-O-T-H-E-R-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɔ.i.ki.lɔ.tɛʁm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.