stroma

noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Réseau conjonctif de support d'une cellule, d'un tissu ou d'un organe.

Key facts for stroma
PropertyValue
Headwordstroma
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stroma” sits in French frequency

stroma falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stroma is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for stroma in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is stroma, spelled S-T-R-O-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réseau conjonctif de support d'une cellule, d'un tissu ou d'un organe.
  2. 2
    Zone du chloroplaste à l'extérieur des membranes thylacoïdes où les réactions indépendantes de la lumière (cycle de Calvin et fixation du carbone) de la photosynthèse se produisent.

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 "stroma"?
"stroma" is spelled S-T-R-O-M-A.
What does "stroma" mean?
As a noun, "stroma" means: Réseau conjonctif de support d'une cellule, d'un tissu ou d'un organe.
What language does "stroma" come from?
"stroma" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “stroma”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-T-R-O-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list