sclérophylle

\skle.ʁɔ.fil\

/\skle.ʁɔ.fil\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a les feuilles coriaces à cuticule épaisse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sclerophylle · sclérophylle · French

sclérophylle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 sclérophylle
PropertyValue
Headwordsclérophylle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\skle.ʁɔ.fil\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sclérophylle » en français

sclérophyllen'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

sclérophylle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \skle.ʁɔ.fil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a les feuilles coriaces à cuticule épaisse.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sclérophylle, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is sclérophylle, spelled S-C-L-É-R-O-P-H-Y-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a les feuilles coriaces à cuticule épaisse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durant la première de ces périodes, Hagenia et certains genres sclérophylles afro-subalpins sont encore présents dans l'environnement; en fin de seconde période, ils ont quasi disparu.
  2. À partir du Néolithique se généralisent les paysages à dominante sclérophylle sur le pourtours nord de la Méditerranée, ce sont des formation à Quercus ilex. Ceci est très bien caractérisé sur l'ensemble du golfe du Lion, en Provence et en Ligurie dans un secteur isoclimatique (Vernet, 1997).

Antonyms

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 "sclérophylle"?
"sclérophylle" is spelled S-C-L-É-R-O-P-H-Y-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \skle.ʁɔ.fil\.
What does "sclérophylle" mean?
As an adjective, "sclérophylle" means: Qui a les feuilles coriaces à cuticule épaisse.
How do you pronounce "sclérophylle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sclérophylle" is \skle.ʁɔ.fil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sclérophylle" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list