benzylic
adjective
benzylic is spelled B-E-N-Z-Y-L-I-C: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, benzylic means “containing the benzyl (C₆H₅-CH₂-) radical or any of its derivatives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in benzylic?
| Letters | 8: B-E-N-Z-Y-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 benzylic?
Benzylic appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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).
What does benzylic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
containing the benzyl (C₆H₅-CH₂-) radical or any of its derivatives
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Benzylic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | benzylique |
| Portuguese | benzílico |
| Spanish | bencílico |
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.