benzoyl
/ˈbɛnzəʊ.ɪl/
"benzoyl" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“benzoyl” is uncommon English (frequency #63,451 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,451
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C₆H₅CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group.
Corpus desk
Index EN-benzoyl · benzoyl · English
benzoyl · rank #63,451 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,451
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH berthing
Nearest frequency peer: berthing (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “benzoyl”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- batts
batts
36,558 corpus weight
- Beazley
Beazley
36,553 corpus weight
- benzoyl
benzoyl
36,550 corpus weight
- berthing
berthing
36,549 corpus weight
- besotted
besotted
36,547 corpus weight
- Bett
Bett
36,546 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “benzoyl” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | benzoyl |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɛnzəʊ.ɪl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #63,451 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “benzoyl” in English
Rare enough to double-check
benzoyl is uncommon English at frequency #63,451 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɛnzəʊ.ɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C₆H₅CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for benzoyl, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From benzoic + -yl. The correct English form is benzoyl, spelled B-E-N-Z-O-Y-L.
Definition
- 1A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C₆H₅CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how benzoyl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The O–O bond in benzoyl peroxide and the C–N bonds in AIBN homolyze under thermal or photochemical conditions.
Etymology
From benzoic + -yl.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).