zygène

\zi.ʒɛn\

/\zi.ʒɛn\/ noun

The verdict

“zygène” 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 September 3, 2026) - Requin-marteau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-zygene · zygène · French

zygène · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" 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.

Key facts for zygène
PropertyValue
Headwordzygène
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\zi.ʒɛn\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « zygène » en français

zygènereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zygène, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is zygène, spelled Z-Y-G-È-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Requin-marteau.
  2. 2
    Petit papillon nocturne de la famille des zygénidés souvent actif le jour, dont il existe près de 800 espèces dans le monde, certaines d’entre elles noires avec des taches rouges sur les ailes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zygène appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Plus loin, nous trouvons les collections de coquillages, de poissons préparés, de crocodiles, d’écrevisses, de dentures de requin, de crânes de requin et de zygènes, de dents de narval, des squelettes de poisson, et beaucoup d’autres choses semblables à l’usage de la science ou de l’amateur.
  2. C’était un « requin marteau » (un zygène), ce carnassier que les indigènes craignent encore plus que le « requin tigre ».

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 "zygène"?
"zygène" is spelled Z-Y-G-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \zi.ʒɛn\.
What does "zygène" mean?
As a noun, "zygène" means: Requin-marteau.
How do you pronounce "zygène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zygène" is \zi.ʒɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zygène" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list