acide acétylsalicylique

\a.si.d‿a.se.til.sa.li.si.lik\

/\a.si.d‿a.se.til.sa.li.si.lik\/ noun

The verdict

“acide acétylsalicylique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sel de l’acide salicylique, substance active communément utilisée dans des remèdes pour son action anti-inflammatoire, antipyrétique, analgésique, antiagrégant plaquettaire et antithrombotique par ...

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Index FR-acide-acetylsalicylique · acide acétylsalicylique · French

acide acétylsalicylique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 23 letters
  • VOW-12 12 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for acide acétylsalicylique
PropertyValue
Headwordacide acétylsalicylique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.si.d‿a.se.til.sa.li.si.lik\
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « acide acétylsalicylique » en français

acide acétylsalicyliquereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acide acétylsalicylique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.si.d‿a.se.til.sa.li.si.lik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sel de l’acide salicylique, substance active communément utilisée dans des remèdes pour son action anti-inflammatoire, antipyrétique, analgésique, antiagrégant plaquettaire et antithrombotique par ...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for acide acétylsalicylique, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is acide acétylsalicylique, spelled A-C-I-D-E- -A-C-É-T-Y-L-S-A-L-I-C-Y-L-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sel de l’acide salicylique, substance active communément utilisée dans des remèdes pour son action anti-inflammatoire, antipyrétique, analgésique, antiagrégant plaquettaire et antithrombotique par son action inhibitrice de la cyclo-oxygénase.

Synonyms

2-acétyloxybenzoïqueacide 2-acétyloxybenzoïqueacide 2-acétoxybenzoïqueacide o-acétylsalicyliqueaspirine

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acide acétylsalicylique"?
"acide acétylsalicylique" is spelled A-C-I-D-E- -A-C-É-T-Y-L-S-A-L-I-C-Y-L-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.si.d‿a.se.til.sa.li.si.lik\.
What does "acide acétylsalicylique" mean?
As a noun, "acide acétylsalicylique" means: Sel de l’acide salicylique, substance active communément utilisée dans des remèdes pour son action anti-inflammatoire, antipyrétique, analgésique, antiagrégant plaquettaire et antithrombotique par ...
How do you pronounce "acide acétylsalicylique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acide acétylsalicylique" is \a.si.d‿a.se.til.sa.li.si.lik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acide acétylsalicylique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list