acide ribonucléique

\a.sid ʁi.bo.ny.kle.ik\

/\a.sid ʁi.bo.ny.kle.ik\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Macromolécule formée de ribonucléotides résultant de la transcription de l’ADN, présente dans les cellules eucaryotes, les cellules procaryotes, ainsi que dans certains virus.

Corpus desk

Index FR-acide-ribonucleique · acide ribonucléique · French

acide ribonucléique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-10 10 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 ribonucléique
PropertyValue
Headwordacide ribonucléique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.sid ʁi.bo.ny.kle.ik\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « acide ribonucléique » en français

acide ribonucléiquereste 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 ribonucléique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.sid ʁi.bo.ny.kle.ik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Macromolécule formée de ribonucléotides résultant de la transcription de l’ADN, présente dans les cellules eucaryotes, les cellules procaryotes, ainsi que dans certains virus.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for acide ribonucléique, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is acide ribonucléique, spelled A-C-I-D-E- -R-I-B-O-N-U-C-L-É-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Macromolécule formée de ribonucléotides résultant de la transcription de l’ADN, présente dans les cellules eucaryotes, les cellules procaryotes, ainsi que dans certains virus.

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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 ribonucléique"?
"acide ribonucléique" is spelled A-C-I-D-E- -R-I-B-O-N-U-C-L-É-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.sid ʁi.bo.ny.kle.ik\.
What does "acide ribonucléique" mean?
As a noun, "acide ribonucléique" means: Macromolécule formée de ribonucléotides résultant de la transcription de l’ADN, présente dans les cellules eucaryotes, les cellules procaryotes, ainsi que dans certains virus.
How do you pronounce "acide ribonucléique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acide ribonucléique" is \a.sid ʁi.bo.ny.kle.ik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acide ribonucléique" come from?
"acide ribonucléique" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list