alcool méthylique
\al.kɔl me.ti.lik\
The verdict
“alcool méthylique” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Méthanol.
| 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) |
Where “alcool méthylique” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for alcool méthylique is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \al.kɔl me.ti.lik\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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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.
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Using “alcool méthylique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-L-C-O-O-L- -M-É-T-H-Y-L-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \al.kɔl me.ti.lik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.