phenoxyethanol
noun
phenoxyethanol is spelled P-H-E-N-O-X-Y-E-T-H-A-N-O-L: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phenoxyethanol means “An organic compound, a glycol ether often used in dermatological products” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phenoxyethanol is phenoxyethanols.
How many letters and syllables are in phenoxyethanol?
| Letters | 14: P-H-E-N-O-X-Y-E-T-H-A-N-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 phenoxyethanol?
Phenoxyethanol appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 phenoxyethanol
- phenoxyethanols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phenoxyethanol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An organic compound, a glycol ether often used in dermatological products.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does phenoxyethanol come from?
From phenoxy + ethanol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).