tetrahydrofuran
noun
tetrahydrofuran is spelled T-E-T-R-A-H-Y-D-R-O-F-U-R-A-N: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tetrahydrofuran means “A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one oxygen; it is a colourless liquid with an ether-like smell, and is…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tetrahydrofuran is tetrahydrofurans.
How many letters and syllables are in tetrahydrofuran?
| Letters | 15: T-E-T-R-A-H-Y-D-R-O-F-U-R-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 tetrahydrofuran?
Tetrahydrofuran appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 tetrahydrofuran
- tetrahydrofurans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tetrahydrofuran mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one oxygen; it is a colourless liquid with an ether-like smell, and is used as a polar solvent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate tetrahydrofuran?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of tetrahydrofuran: THF.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tetrahydrofuran in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense heterocyclic ether:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Tetrahydrofuran |
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.