trifluoromethyl
noun
trifluoromethyl is spelled T-R-I-F-L-U-O-R-O-M-E-T-H-Y-L: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trifluoromethyl means “The univalent radical CF₃- derived from methyl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trifluoromethyl is trifluoromethyls.
How many letters and syllables are in trifluoromethyl?
| Letters | 15: T-R-I-F-L-U-O-R-O-M-E-T-H-Y-L |
|---|---|
| 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 trifluoromethyl?
Trifluoromethyl 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).
Forms of trifluoromethyl
- trifluoromethyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trifluoromethyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The univalent radical CF₃- derived from methyl
Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich 2,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (104) has been reported by several groups to react with ring-strained alkenes under forcing thermal conditions to produce coupled products
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).