spermatozoïde

Name: spermatozoïde, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\spɛʁ.ma.tɔ.zɔ.id\

/\spɛʁ.ma.tɔ.zɔ.id\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“spermatozoïde” is uncommon French (frequency #53,001 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,001
frequency rank, French: 394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cellule haploïde sexuelle produite par le mâle contenant la moitié des chromosomes du futur embryon.

Key facts for spermatozoïde
Property	Value
Headword	spermatozoïde
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\spɛʁ.ma.tɔ.zɔ.id\
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#53,001
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spermatozoïde” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). spermatozoïde lands here:

#53,001

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spermatozoïde is uncommon French at frequency #53,001 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \spɛʁ.ma.tɔ.zɔ.id\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cellule haploïde sexuelle produite par le mâle contenant la moitié des chromosomes du futur embryon.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for spermatozoïde, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is spermatozoïde, spelled S-P-E-R-M-A-T-O-Z-O-Ï-D-E.

Definition

1
Cellule haploïde sexuelle produite par le mâle contenant la moitié des chromosomes du futur embryon.

Synonyms

spermatozoairespermato

Antonyms

ovule

This word in other languages

spermatozoon(English)espermatozoide(Español)Spermium(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spermatozoïde"?

"spermatozoïde" is spelled S-P-E-R-M-A-T-O-Z-O-Ï-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \spɛʁ.ma.tɔ.zɔ.id\.

What does "spermatozoïde" mean?

As a noun, "spermatozoïde" means: Cellule haploïde sexuelle produite par le mâle contenant la moitié des chromosomes du futur embryon.

How do you pronounce "spermatozoïde"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spermatozoïde" is \spɛʁ.ma.tɔ.zɔ.id\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "spermatozoïde" come from?

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Using “spermatozoïde”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is S-P-E-R-M-A-T-O-Z-O-Ï-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \spɛʁ.ma.tɔ.zɔ.id\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.