spermatophore
French, noun/spɛʁ.ma.to.fɔʁ/
spermatophore is spelled S-P-E-R-M-A-T-O-P-H-O-R-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written French, the 212,128th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spermatophore is a French masculine noun meaning “spermatophore” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Capsule ou masse créée par les mâles de nombreux animaux et contenant des spermatozoïdes”.
What does spermatophore mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespermatophore
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Capsule ou masse créée par les mâles de nombreux animaux et contenant des spermatozoïdes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of spermatophore
- spermatophores plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce spermatophore?
- /spɛʁ.ma.to.fɔʁ/
- \spɛʁ.ma.to.fɔʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is spermatophore in French?
spermatophore appears about once in every 45 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).