diethyl
/daɪˈɛθɪl/noun
diethyl is spelled D-I-E-T-H-Y-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diethyl means “Two ethyl groups attached to the same molecule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diethyl is diethyls.
How many letters and syllables are in diethyl?
| Letters | 7: D-I-E-T-H-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd 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 diethyl?
Diethyl appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 diethyl?
- /daɪˈɛθɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-diethyl.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of diethyl
- diethyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diethyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Two ethyl groups attached to the same molecule.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does diethyl come from?
From di- + ethyl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).