zostère
\zɔ.stɛʁ\
The verdict
“zostère” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zoster, genre de plantes aquatiques de la famille des zostéracées.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zostère |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \zɔ.stɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zostère” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zostère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \zɔ.stɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zostère, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is zostère, spelled Z-O-S-T-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Zoster, genre de plantes aquatiques de la famille des zostéracées.
- 2Zostère marine (Zostera marina), croissant submergée sur les côtes de presque toutes les mers, surtout méridionales ; on donnait aux feuilles le nom de crin végétal ; desséchées, on s’en servait pour faire des matelas.
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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 “zostère”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is Z-O-S-T-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \zɔ.stɛʁ\ (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.