alkylation
\al.ki.la.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“alkylation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Introduction d'un groupe hydrocarboné monovalent non aromatique dans une espèce chimique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alkylation · alkylation · French
alkylation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alkylation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \al.ki.la.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « alkylation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
alkylation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \al.ki.la.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for alkylation, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is alkylation, spelled A-L-K-Y-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Introduction d'un groupe hydrocarboné monovalent non aromatique dans une espèce chimique.
- 2Réaction catalytique d’un hydrocarbure oléfinique sur une isoparaffine ou un hydrocarbure aromatique.
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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.