cresol
/ˈkɹiːsɒl/noun
cresol is spelled C-R-E-S-O-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cresol means “Any of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene: ortho-, meta- or para-methylphenol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cresol is cresols.
How many letters and syllables are in cresol?
| Letters | 6: C-R-E-S-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cresol?
Cresol appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 cresol?
- /ˈkɹiːsɒl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cresol.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cresol?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as cresol.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: closer.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cresol
- cresols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cresol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene: ortho-, meta- or para-methylphenol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cresol in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense either of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene:
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 cresol come from?
From creosote + -ol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).