trophosperme
\tʁɔ.fɔ.spɛʁm\
The verdict
“trophosperme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saillie plus ou moins prononcée de la cavité intérieure du péricarpe qui sert de support ou de point d’attache aux graines.
Corpus desk
Index FR-trophosperme · trophosperme · French
trophosperme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | trophosperme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁɔ.fɔ.spɛʁm\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « trophosperme » en français
Rare enough to double-check
trophosperme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɔ.fɔ.spɛʁm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Saillie plus ou moins prononcée de la cavité intérieure du péricarpe qui sert de support ou de point d’attache aux graines.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for trophosperme, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is trophosperme, spelled T-R-O-P-H-O-S-P-E-R-M-E.
Definition
- 1Saillie plus ou moins prononcée de la cavité intérieure du péricarpe qui sert de support ou de point d’attache aux graines.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how trophosperme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les ovaires sont au nombre de deux, soudées à leur base : le fruit est un follicule, simple ou double, contenant un grand nombre de graines attachées à un trophosperme uni d'abord à la suture, mais qui devient libre quand le fruit s'ouvre.
Le fruit est une pyxide, à une loge renfermant un grand nombre de graines, à surface chagrinée, rattachées à un trophosperme central.
Synonyms
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.