acide prussique

\a.sid pʁy.sik\

/\a.sid pʁy.sik\/ noun

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The verdict

“acide prussique” 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) - Ancienne dénomination de l'acide cyanhydrique, ou cyanure d’hydrogène (en solution).

Key facts for acide prussique
PropertyValue
Headwordacide prussique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.sid pʁy.sik\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acide prussique” sits in French frequency

acide prussique 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 prussique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.sid pʁy.sik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancienne dénomination de l'acide cyanhydrique, ou cyanure d’hydrogène (en solution).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for acide prussique in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is acide prussique, spelled A-C-I-D-E- -P-R-U-S-S-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ancienne dénomination de l'acide cyanhydrique, ou cyanure d’hydrogène (en solution).

Synonyms

acide cyanhydriquecyanure d’hydrogène

This word in other languages

Blausäure(Deutsch)

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 prussique"?
"acide prussique" is spelled A-C-I-D-E- -P-R-U-S-S-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.sid pʁy.sik\.
What does "acide prussique" mean?
As a noun, "acide prussique" means: Ancienne dénomination de l'acide cyanhydrique, ou cyanure d’hydrogène (en solution).
How do you pronounce "acide prussique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acide prussique" is \a.sid pʁy.sik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acide prussique" come from?
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Using “acide prussique”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-C-I-D-E- -P-R-U-S-S-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.sid pʁy.sik\ (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