polytetrafluoroethylene
poly·tet·ra·fluo·ro·eth·yl·ene/ˌpɑlitɛtɹəˌflɔɹoʊˈɛθɪlin/noun
polytetrafluoroethylene is spelled P-O-L-Y-T-E-T-R-A-F-L-U-O-R-O-E-T-H-Y-L-E-N-E: 23 letters and 8 syllables (poly·tet·ra·fluo·ro·eth·yl·ene). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polytetrafluoroethylene means “A tough synthetic resin used to make seals and bearings and to create a nonstick coating on cooking utensils” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polytetrafluoroethylene is polytetrafluoroethylenes.
How many letters and syllables are in polytetrafluoroethylene?
| Letters | 23: P-O-L-Y-T-E-T-R-A-F-L-U-O-R-O-E-T-H-Y-L-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 8: poly·tet·ra·fluo·ro·eth·yl·ene |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 polytetrafluoroethylene?
Polytetrafluoroethylene appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 polytetrafluoroethylene?
- US /ˌpɑlitɛtɹəˌflɔɹoʊˈɛθɪlin/
- UK /ˌpɒlitɛtɹəˌflɔːɹəʊˈɛθɪliːn/
Polytetrafluoroethylene has 8 syllables, split poly·tet·ra·fluo·ro·eth·yl·ene in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of polytetrafluoroethylene
- polytetrafluoroethylenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polytetrafluoroethylene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tough synthetic resin used to make seals and bearings and to create a nonstick coating on cooking utensils.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polytetrafluoroethylene in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense synthetic resin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Teflon |
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 polytetrafluoroethylene come from?
From poly- + tetrafluoroethylene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).