fenol
[feˈnol]
The verdict
“fenol” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,999 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,999
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Compuesto orgánico de fórmula general C₆H₅OH. Se usan como materia prima para la elaboración de sustancias plásticas. Ver ácido carbólico (antisépticos). Los cresoles son fenoles con un grupo metíl...
Corpus desk
Index ES-fenol · fenol · Spanish
fenol · rank #81,999 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,999
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH femen
Nearest frequency peer: femen (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “fenol”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Faust
Faust
18,005 corpus weight
- fechoría
fechoría
18,004 corpus weight
- femen
femen
18,003 corpus weight
- fenol
fenol
18,002 corpus weight
- fervorosa
fervorosa
18,001 corpus weight
- ficcional
ficcional
17,999 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fenol” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fenol |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [feˈnol] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #81,999 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fenol” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fenol is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,999 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [feˈnol]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Compuesto orgánico de fórmula general C₆H₅OH. Se usan como materia prima para la elaboración de sustancias plásticas. Ver ácido carbólico (antisépticos). Los cresoles son fenoles con un grupo metíl...".
fenol doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is fenol, spelled F-E-N-O-L.
Definition
- 1Compuesto orgánico de fórmula general C₆H₅OH. Se usan como materia prima para la elaboración de sustancias plásticas. Ver ácido carbólico (antisépticos). Los cresoles son fenoles con un grupo metílico. Resinas fenólicas son preparadas a partir del formaldehído.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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