isobutyl
noun
isobutyl is spelled I-S-O-B-U-T-Y-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, isobutyl means “The univalent hydrocarbon radical derived from isobutanol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of isobutyl is isobutyls.
How many letters and syllables are in isobutyl?
| Letters | 8: I-S-O-B-U-T-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 isobutyl?
Isobutyl appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 isobutyl
- isobutyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does isobutyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The univalent hydrocarbon radical derived from isobutanol
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does isobutyl come from?
From isobut(anol) + -yl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).