phthalic
/ˈ(f)θælɪk/adjective
phthalic is spelled P-H-T-H-A-L-I-C: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, phthalic means “Of, relating to, or derived from naphthalene or phthalic acid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phthalic?
| Letters | 8: P-H-T-H-A-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 phthalic?
Phthalic appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 phthalic?
- /ˈ(f)θælɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-phthalic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does phthalic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or derived from naphthalene or phthalic acid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phthalic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to naphthalene or phthalic acid:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does phthalic come from?
Shortened form of naphthalic, from naphthalene + -ic, from naphtha + -al + -ene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).