polymorphisme
\pɔ.li.mɔʁ.fism\
The verdict
“polymorphisme” is uncommon French (frequency #64,007 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,007
- frequency rank, French
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propriété qu’ont certains corps d’affecter des formes très différentes sans changer de nature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | polymorphisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔ.li.mɔʁ.fism\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #64,007 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “polymorphisme” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
polymorphisme is uncommon French at frequency #64,007 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔ.li.mɔʁ.fism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for polymorphisme in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is polymorphisme, spelled P-O-L-Y-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Propriété qu’ont certains corps d’affecter des formes très différentes sans changer de nature.
- 2Présence de différentes formes ou variantes d’un même gène, allèle ou trait au sein d’une population, pouvant être génétique (polymorphisme génétique) ou phénotypique (polymorphisme phénotypique). Ce phénomène est essentiel à la diversité biologique et à l’adaptation des populations.
- 3Fait qu’un même corps pur peut cristalliser sous différentes structures cristallines en fonction des conditions de pression et de température. Bien que la composition chimique reste inchangée, l’arrangement des atomes dans le cristal varie, entraînant des différences dans les propriétés physiques, telles que la dureté, la densité ou l’apparence du minéral.
- 4Système de variables et méthodes pouvant être appelés par des classes de différents types.
- 5Qualité des virus qui changent leur méthode de chiffrement à chaque cycle de reproduction.
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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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-L-Y-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɔ.li.mɔʁ.fism\ (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.