catechol
/ˈkæt.əˌkɔl/noun
catechol is spelled C-A-T-E-C-H-O-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, catechol means “The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of catechol is catechols.
How many letters and syllables are in catechol?
| Letters | 8: C-A-T-E-C-H-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 catechol?
Catechol appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 catechol?
- UK /ˈkæt.ɪt͡ʃ.ɒl/
- UK /ˈkæt.ɪk.ɒl/
- US /ˈkæt.əˌkɔl/
Catechol has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-catechol.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of catechol
- catechols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does catechol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does catechol come from?
From catech(u) + -ol. Compare catechin and catecholamine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).