pyrope

\pi.ʁɔp\

/\pi.ʁɔp\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variété magnésienne et alumineuse de la famille des grenats de couleur rouge sang à rouge violacé ou noir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pyrope · pyrope · French

pyrope · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 pyrope
PropertyValue
Headwordpyrope
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pi.ʁɔp\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pyrope » en français

pyropen'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

pyrope is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pi.ʁɔp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for pyrope in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pyrope, spelled P-Y-R-O-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variété magnésienne et alumineuse de la famille des grenats de couleur rouge sang à rouge violacé ou noir.
  2. 2
    Mélange de quatre parties de cuivre et d’une partie d’or, dont les anciens faisaient usage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Du pyrope éclatant sa tête était ornée.

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 "pyrope"?
"pyrope" is spelled P-Y-R-O-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pi.ʁɔp\.
What does "pyrope" mean?
As a noun, "pyrope" means: Variété magnésienne et alumineuse de la famille des grenats de couleur rouge sang à rouge violacé ou noir.
How do you pronounce "pyrope"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pyrope" is \pi.ʁɔp\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pyrope" come from?
"pyrope" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list