acide nitrique

\a.sid ni.tʁik\

/\a.sid ni.tʁik\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acide fort de formule brute HNO₃.

Corpus desk

Index FR-acide-nitrique · acide nitrique · French

acide nitrique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 nitrique
PropertyValue
Headwordacide nitrique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.sid ni.tʁik\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « acide nitrique » en français

acide nitriquen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

acide nitrique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.sid ni.tʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acide fort de formule brute HNO₃.".

Zero misspellings are on record for acide nitrique in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is acide nitrique, spelled A-C-I-D-E- -N-I-T-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acide fort de formule brute HNO₃.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how acide nitrique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le taureau, préalablement irrité, à dessein, dans sa cage, (par des piqûres et des frictions d’acide nitrique), sort furieux.
  2. Je l’ai employée avec beaucoup de succès dans le traitement d’une mine de cobalt arsénicale; j’en ai séparé tout le cobalt et l’arsénic, et en ne traitant que par l’acide nitrique et les alcalis, la majeure partie de ces deux métaux restant unis ensemble à l’état d’arséniate.

Synonyms

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 nitrique"?
"acide nitrique" is spelled A-C-I-D-E- -N-I-T-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.sid ni.tʁik\.
What does "acide nitrique" mean?
As a noun, "acide nitrique" means: Acide fort de formule brute HNO₃.
How do you pronounce "acide nitrique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acide nitrique" is \a.sid ni.tʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acide nitrique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list