spermaphyte
\spɛʁ.ma.fit\
The verdict
“spermaphyte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plante qui produit des graines.
Corpus desk
Index FR-spermaphyte · spermaphyte · French
spermaphyte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | spermaphyte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \spɛʁ.ma.fit\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « spermaphyte » en français
Rare enough to double-check
spermaphyte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \spɛʁ.ma.fit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plante qui produit des graines.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for spermaphyte in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is spermaphyte, spelled S-P-E-R-M-A-P-H-Y-T-E.
Definition
- 1Plante qui produit des graines.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how spermaphyte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
(...) la botanique contemporaine ne rend pas justice à l'étonnante diversité biologique des graines, alors qu'elles sont l'élément principal de la nourriture des êtres humains, et que l'apparition des premières «Plantes à graines», ou Spermaphytes, correspond à un clivage évolutif majeur dans l'arbre généalogique des végétaux.
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.