alcool méthylique
\al.kɔl me.ti.lik\
The verdict
“alcool méthylique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Méthanol.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alcool-methylique · alcool méthylique · French
alcool méthylique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | alcool méthylique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \al.kɔl me.ti.lik\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
alcool méthylique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \al.kɔl me.ti.lik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Méthanol.".
alcool méthylique has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is alcool méthylique, spelled A-L-C-O-O-L- -M-É-T-H-Y-L-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Méthanol.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alcool méthylique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’action insecticide du mélange précédent devient beaucoup plus énergique lorsqu’on y ajoute, ainsi que M. Henneguy en a eu l’idée, une certaine quantité d’alcool méthylique ou esprit de bois qui dissout une partie de l’huile lourde.
Nous en étions donc toujours réduit à cette triste nécessité : l’emploi du méthylène à dose massive qu’imposait là Régie s’en tenant aux vieux errements, c’est-à-dire que nous étions obligés d’ajouter 10 d’alcool méthylique à 100 d’alcool éthylique ordinaire pour arriver à en obtenir la dénaturation.
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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.