acide du citron
\a.sid dy si.tʁɔ̃\
The verdict
“acide du citron” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acide citrique.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acide du citron |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.sid dy si.tʁɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “acide du citron” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
acide du citron is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.sid dy si.tʁɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acide citrique.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for acide du citron, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is acide du citron, spelled A-C-I-D-E- -D-U- -C-I-T-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1Acide citrique.
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.
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Using “acide du citron”
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- The one correct French spelling is A-C-I-D-E- -D-U- -C-I-T-R-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.