Alkohol

\ˈʔalkohoːl\

/\ˈʔalkohoːl\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toute boisson alcoolique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-alkohol · Alkohol · French

Alkohol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 Alkohol
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlkohol
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈʔalkohoːl\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Alkohol » en français

Alkoholn'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

Alkohol is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʔalkohoːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Alkohol in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Alkohol, spelled A-L-K-O-H-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toute boisson alcoolique.
  2. 2
    Alcool.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sich Mut antrinken, heißt es lapidar. Für die Liebe braucht es besonders viel Mut, und erwiesenermaßen wirkt Alkohol auf diesem Gebiet als Brandbeschleuniger: Ein Glas, und man traut sich, auf die andere Person zuzugehen.
  2. Tatsächlich ist ein ungesunder Lebensstil die häufigste Sodbrennen-Ursache – und damit ein besonders vielversprechender Behandlungsansatz: Vermeiden Sie Nikotin und Alkohol.

Synonyms

BranntweinStoffAlgoolEthanolWeingeistSpritEthylalkoholAlkTrinkalkoholAllohol

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 "Alkohol"?
"Alkohol" is spelled A-L-K-O-H-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʔalkohoːl\.
What does "Alkohol" mean?
As a noun, "Alkohol" means: Toute boisson alcoolique.
How do you pronounce "Alkohol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alkohol" is \ˈʔalkohoːl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alkohol" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list