polyphenylene
noun
polyphenylene is spelled P-O-L-Y-P-H-E-N-Y-L-E-N-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polyphenylene means “Any of several polymers in which the repeat unit is a phenylene radical; but especially a polyphenylene oxide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polyphenylene is polyphenylenes.
How many letters and syllables are in polyphenylene?
| Letters | 13: P-O-L-Y-P-H-E-N-Y-L-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 polyphenylene?
Polyphenylene appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 polyphenylene
- polyphenylenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyphenylene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several polymers in which the repeat unit is a phenylene radical; but especially a polyphenylene oxide
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does polyphenylene come from?
From poly- + phenylene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).