amide

Name: amide, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\a.mid\

/\a.mid\/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“amide” is an uncommon French word, ranked #95,529 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#95,529
frequency rank, French: 5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Composé organique dérivé d’un acide carboxylique par substitution du groupe hydroxyle par un substituant azoté (ammoniac ou amine), de formule générale R₁−CO−N(R₂)(R₃).

Key facts for amide
Property	Value
Headword	amide
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\a.mid\
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#95,529
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “amide” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). amide lands here:

#95,529

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for amide is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.mid\. Corpus data places it at rank #95,529 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Composé organique dérivé d’un acide carboxylique par substitution du groupe hydroxyle par un substituant azoté (ammoniac ou amine), de formule générale R₁−CO−N(R₂)(R₃).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for amide in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is amide, spelled A-M-I-D-E.

Definition

1
Composé organique dérivé d’un acide carboxylique par substitution du groupe hydroxyle par un substituant azoté (ammoniac ou amine), de formule générale R₁−CO−N(R₂)(R₃).

This word in other languages

amide(English)amida(Español)Amid(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amide"?

"amide" is spelled A-M-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.mid\.

What does "amide" mean?

As a noun, "amide" means: Composé organique dérivé d’un acide carboxylique par substitution du groupe hydroxyle par un substituant azoté (ammoniac ou amine), de formule générale R₁−CO−N(R₂)(R₃).

How do you pronounce "amide"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amide" is \a.mid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "amide" come from?

"amide" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “amide”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is A-M-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \a.mid\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

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.