perfluoroalkyl
noun
perfluoroalkyl is spelled P-E-R-F-L-U-O-R-O-A-L-K-Y-L: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perfluoroalkyl means “Any perfluoro derivative of an alkyl group” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perfluoroalkyl is perfluoroalkyls.
How many letters and syllables are in perfluoroalkyl?
| Letters | 14: P-E-R-F-L-U-O-R-O-A-L-K-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 perfluoroalkyl?
Perfluoroalkyl appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 perfluoroalkyl
- perfluoroalkyls plural
- perfluoralkyl
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perfluoroalkyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any perfluoro derivative of an alkyl group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).