alcool

\al.kɔl\

/\al.kɔl\/ noun

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The verdict

“alcool” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,761. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,761
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poudre très fine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-alcool · alcool · French

alcool · rank #1,761 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,761
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH agir

Nearest frequency peer: agir (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « alcool »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « alcool » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

alcool vs alcools
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for alcool
PropertyValue
Headwordalcool
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\al.kɔl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,761
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « alcool »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.alcoolse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « agir » (#1,760), « amie » (#1,762), « van » (#1,759). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « alcool » est au #1,761. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around alcool (IPA \al.kɔl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,761 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for alcool, with forms such as "aclool", "alccool", and "alcol". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "alcools", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is alcool, spelled A-L-C-O-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poudre très fine.
  2. 2
    Liquide incolore, très fluide, d’une saveur brûlante, qui s’obtient en distillant le vin, le cidre et toutes les liqueurs fermentées provenant de matières sucrées ou féculentes. Éthanol.
  3. 3
    Boisson alcoolisée comme le vin, la bière ou les spiritueux.
  4. 4
    Alcoolisme ; ivrognerie, ivresse.
  5. 5
    Composé organique dont les propriétés rappellent celles de l’éthanol. Ce sont des hydrocarbures dont un ou plusieurs atomes d’hydrogène (H) ont été remplacés par un hydroxyle (OH).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’alcool donne au vin sa force et sa propriété enivrante ; il dérive du sucre, et n’existe jamais tout formé dans le raisin.
  2. Quand la cristallisation est achevée on sépare les cristaux de la liqueur mère qui se compose principalement d’acide oléique, on les fait recristalliser dans l’alcool à plusieurs reprises.

Synonyms

espritesprit-de-vinalcool éthyliqueéthanoltiseliqueurboissonbibinebistouillegnôlegouttetord-boyauxgnôleschnapstafiarince-dalle

This word in other languages

alcohol(English)alcohol(Español)Alkohol(Deutsch)álcool(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclool
  • alccool
  • alcol
  • alcolo
  • alcooll
  • allcool
  • alocol
  • lacool

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alcool - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aclool2alccool1alcol1alcolo2alcooll1allcool1alocol2lacool2
Edit distance from "alcool"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alcool"?
"alcool" is spelled A-L-C-O-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is \al.kɔl\.
What does "alcool" mean?
As a noun, "alcool" means: Poudre très fine.
What words are commonly confused with "alcool"?
"alcool" is commonly confused with "alcools". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alcool"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alcool" is \al.kɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alcool" come from?
"alcool" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "alcool", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list