acetal
/ˈæsɪˌtæl/noun
acetal is spelled A-C-E-T-A-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acetal means “Any diether of a geminal diol, R₂C(OR')₂ (where R' is not H)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acetal is acetals.
How many letters and syllables are in acetal?
| Letters | 6: A-C-E-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is acetal?
Acetal appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce acetal?
- /ˈæsɪˌtæl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-acetal.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of acetal
- acetals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acetal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any diether of a geminal diol, R₂C(OR')₂ (where R' is not H).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acetal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any diether of a geminal diol:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does acetal come from?
From acet(ic) + al(cohol).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).