alcoolase

\al.ko.laz\

/\al.ko.laz\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diastase de la levure de bière qui transforme le glucose en alcool et en acide carbonique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-alcoolase · alcoolase · French

alcoolase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 alcoolase
PropertyValue
Headwordalcoolase
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\al.ko.laz\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « alcoolase » en français

alcoolasen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alcoolase is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \al.ko.laz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diastase de la levure de bière qui transforme le glucose en alcool et en acide carbonique.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for alcoolase, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 alcoolase, spelled A-L-C-O-O-L-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diastase de la levure de bière qui transforme le glucose en alcool et en acide carbonique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La preuve de cette identité fut apportée ultérieurement par Büchner, qui, par compression, put extraire l'alcoolase de la levure de bière.

Synonyms

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 "alcoolase"?
"alcoolase" is spelled A-L-C-O-O-L-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \al.ko.laz\.
What does "alcoolase" mean?
As a noun, "alcoolase" means: Diastase de la levure de bière qui transforme le glucose en alcool et en acide carbonique.
How do you pronounce "alcoolase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alcoolase" is \al.ko.laz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alcoolase" come from?
"alcoolase" 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