stroma
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stroma |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stroma” sits in French frequency
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
- 1Réseau conjonctif de support d'une cellule, d'un tissu ou d'un organe.
- 2Zone 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.
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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.
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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.