polype

\pɔ.lip\

/\pɔ.lip\/ noun

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The verdict

“polype” is uncommon French (frequency #85,144 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,144
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce d’animal aquatique de la classe des zoophytes, dont le corps gélatineux est de forme conique, et qui a autour de la bouche plusieurs filets mobiles appelés tentacules.

Corpus desk

Index FR-polype · polype · French

polype · rank #85,144 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,144
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH polski

Nearest frequency peer: polski (-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 « polype »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « polype » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for polype
PropertyValue
Headwordpolype
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔ.lip\
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,144
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « polype » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.polypetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « polski » (#85,143), « polisson » (#85,142), « Poitevine » (#85,141). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « polype » est au #85,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

polype is uncommon French at frequency #85,144 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔ.lip\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for polype in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is polype, spelled P-O-L-Y-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce d’animal aquatique de la classe des zoophytes, dont le corps gélatineux est de forme conique, et qui a autour de la bouche plusieurs filets mobiles appelés tentacules.
  2. 2
    Excroissance ou tumeur de diverse nature qui vient en certaines parties du corps et particulièrement dans les cavités recouvertes de membranes muqueuses.
  3. 3
    Auteur capable d'exposer des thèses multiples à l'infini.
  4. 4
    Construction, arborescence, enchevêtrement de liens complexes à l'infini.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how polype appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Polype nu. Polype du corail. Le polype d’eau douce, coupé en plusieurs parties, se reproduit tout entier dans chacune. Les coraux sont des productions de polypes.
  2. Remede contre le polype. Prenez de la poudre subtile de corne de bœuf & soufflez-en dans le nez avec une plume.

This word in other languages

polyp(English)pólipo(Español)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "polype"?
"polype" is spelled P-O-L-Y-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.lip\.
What does "polype" mean?
As a noun, "polype" means: Espèce d’animal aquatique de la classe des zoophytes, dont le corps gélatineux est de forme conique, et qui a autour de la bouche plusieurs filets mobiles appelés tentacules.
How do you pronounce "polype"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polype" is \pɔ.lip\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polype" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "polype", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

polski#85,143pressa#85,156pelées#85,119pubien#85,171

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list