polyploïde

\pɔ.li.plɔ.id\

/\pɔ.li.plɔ.id\/ adj

The verdict

“polyploïde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui possède plus de deux jeux complets de chromosomes homologues.

Corpus desk

Index FR-polyploide · polyploïde · French

polyploïde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for polyploïde
PropertyValue
Headwordpolyploïde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɔ.li.plɔ.id\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « polyploïde » en français

polyploïden'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

polyploïde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pɔ.li.plɔ.id\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui possède plus de deux jeux complets de chromosomes homologues.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for polyploïde, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is polyploïde, spelled P-O-L-Y-P-L-O-Ï-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui possède plus de deux jeux complets de chromosomes homologues.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. De nombreuses plantes cultivées sont polyploïdes, ce qui leur confère souvent une plus grande robustesse ou des fleurs plus grandes.
  2. Dans un certain nombre de complexes polyploïdes, l'aire du taxon diploïde ancestral n'est pas limitée à une des deux chaînes, mais elle est pyrénéo-alpienne.

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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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "polyploïde"?
"polyploïde" is spelled P-O-L-Y-P-L-O-Ï-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.li.plɔ.id\.
What does "polyploïde" mean?
As an adjective, "polyploïde" means: Qui possède plus de deux jeux complets de chromosomes homologues.
How do you pronounce "polyploïde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polyploïde" is \pɔ.li.plɔ.id\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polyploïde" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list