benzédrine
\bɛ̃.ze.dʁin\
The verdict
“benzédrine” 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) - Marque commerciale d’amphétamine, commercialisée comme bronchodilatateur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-benzedrine · benzédrine · French
benzédrine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | benzédrine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɛ̃.ze.dʁin\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
benzédrine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɛ̃.ze.dʁin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marque commerciale d’amphétamine, commercialisée comme bronchodilatateur.".
benzédrine has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 benzédrine, spelled B-E-N-Z-É-D-R-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Marque commerciale d’amphétamine, commercialisée comme bronchodilatateur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how benzédrine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fait capital : ils sont actifs par voie digestive, et, par cette voie, certains d’entre eux, comme la benzédrine et la pressédrine, ont des effets qui durent plusieurs heures.
J’y ai renoncé [à la corydrane] il y a bien longtemps, avant même que les amphétamines, sous toutes leurs formes et appellations (les pilotes de bombardiers de la Royal Air Force, qui avaient une longue route à parcourir pour atteindre leur cible sur la terre allemande et en revenir, se tenaient éveillés grâce à la Benzédrine), ne soient interdites.
This word in other languages
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.