bisphenol
/bɪsˈfiːnɒl/
"bisphenol" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bisphenol” is uncommon English (frequency #79,310 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,310
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from methylenediphenol, CH₂(C₆H₄OH)₂, formed by the condensation of a phenol with an aldehyde or ketone.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bisphenol |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɪsˈfiːnɒl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #79,310 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bisphenol” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bisphenol is uncommon English at frequency #79,310 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɪsˈfiːnɒl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from methylenediphenol, CH₂(C₆H₄OH)₂, formed by the condensation of a phenol with an aldehyde or ketone.".
No misspelling variants are generated for bisphenol in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bis- + phenol. The correct English form is bisphenol, spelled B-I-S-P-H-E-N-O-L.
Definition
- 1Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from methylenediphenol, CH₂(C₆H₄OH)₂, formed by the condensation of a phenol with an aldehyde or ketone.
Etymology
From bis- + phenol.
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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Using “bisphenol”
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- The one correct English spelling is B-I-S-P-H-E-N-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɪsˈfiːnɒl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.