sclérophylle
\skle.ʁɔ.fil\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sclérophylle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \skle.ʁɔ.fil\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Qui a les feuilles coriaces à cuticule épaisse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sclérophylle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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).
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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.