ethylbenzene
noun
ethylbenzene is spelled E-T-H-Y-L-B-E-N-Z-E-N-E: 12 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, ethylbenzene means “The hydrocarbon C₆H₅-CH₂CH₃ that is used in the production of styrene” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ethylbenzene is ethylbenzenes.
How many letters and syllables are in ethylbenzene?
| Letters | 12: E-T-H-Y-L-B-E-N-Z-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 ethylbenzene?
Ethylbenzene 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).
Forms of ethylbenzene
- ethylbenzenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ethylbenzene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The hydrocarbon C₆H₅-CH₂CH₃ that is used in the production of styrene
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ethylbenzene come from?
From ethyl + benzene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).