zygote
\zi.ɡɔt\
The verdict
“zygote” 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) - Cellule diploïde résultant de la réunion de deux gamètes haploïdes par le processus de fécondation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zygote · zygote · French
zygote · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zygote |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \zi.ɡɔt\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zygote » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zygote is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \zi.ɡɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cellule diploïde résultant de la réunion de deux gamètes haploïdes par le processus de fécondation.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zygote, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is zygote, spelled Z-Y-G-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Cellule diploïde résultant de la réunion de deux gamètes haploïdes par le processus de fécondation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zygote appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le zygote – point de départ d’un nouvel individu – naît de la fusion de 2 cellules singulières appelées gamètes. Ces deux gamètes proviennent chacun d’un des 2 parents : un spermatozoïde du père et un ovule de la mère.
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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.