acrylonitrile
\a.kʁi.lɔ.ni.tʁil\
The verdict
“acrylonitrile” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cyanure de vinyle de formule CH₂HCN.
Corpus desk
Index FR-acrylonitrile · acrylonitrile · French
acrylonitrile · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acrylonitrile |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.kʁi.lɔ.ni.tʁil\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « acrylonitrile » en français
Rare enough to double-check
acrylonitrile is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.kʁi.lɔ.ni.tʁil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cyanure de vinyle de formule CH₂HCN.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for acrylonitrile, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is acrylonitrile, spelled A-C-R-Y-L-O-N-I-T-R-I-L-E.
Definition
- 1Cyanure de vinyle de formule CH₂HCN.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how acrylonitrile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La principale matière première des fibres acryliques est l'acrylonitrile. Le monomère de l'orlon chez Du Pont de Nemours en contient 100 % alors que le Dynel (un copolymère de chlorure de vinyl) d'Union Carbide n'en contient que 40 %.
L’agence de l’OMS a également classé comme «cancérogène» pour l’homme l’ acrylonitrile, composé organique volatil principalement utilisé dans la production de polymères. (...) Ces polymères sont utilisés dans des fibres pour les vêtements, des tapis, des plastiques pour les produits de consommation ou des pièces automobiles. L’ acrylonitrile est aussi pré…
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