acide carbolique

\a.sid kaʁ.bɔ.lik\

/\a.sid kaʁ.bɔ.lik\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Phénol.

Key facts for acide carbolique
PropertyValue
Headwordacide carbolique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.sid kaʁ.bɔ.lik\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acide carbolique” sits in French frequency

acide carbolique falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

acide carbolique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.sid kaʁ.bɔ.lik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Phénol.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for acide carbolique, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is acide carbolique, spelled A-C-I-D-E- -C-A-R-B-O-L-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Phénol.

This word in other languages

carbolic acid(English)

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 carbolique"?
"acide carbolique" is spelled A-C-I-D-E- -C-A-R-B-O-L-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.sid kaʁ.bɔ.lik\.
What does "acide carbolique" mean?
As a noun, "acide carbolique" means: Phénol.
How do you pronounce "acide carbolique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acide carbolique" is \a.sid kaʁ.bɔ.lik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acide carbolique" come from?
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Using “acide carbolique”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-C-I-D-E- -C-A-R-B-O-L-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.sid kaʁ.bɔ.lik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list