cyclohexane

\si.klɔ.ɛɡ.zan\

/\si.klɔ.ɛɡ.zan\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hydrocarbure toxique et inflammable de formule brutee C₆H₁₂.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cyclohexane · cyclohexane · French

cyclohexane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 cyclohexane
PropertyValue
Headwordcyclohexane
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\si.klɔ.ɛɡ.zan\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cyclohexane » en français

cyclohexanereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cyclohexane is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \si.klɔ.ɛɡ.zan\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hydrocarbure toxique et inflammable de formule brutee C₆H₁₂.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cyclohexane in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cyclohexane, spelled C-Y-C-L-O-H-E-X-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hydrocarbure toxique et inflammable de formule brutee C₆H₁₂.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le cyclohexane est utilisé comme solvant dans l’industrie chimique.
  2. Il suffit de repenser à l’explosion due au rejet accidentel de cinquante tonnes de cyclohexane survenue le 1ᵉʳ juin 1974 dans une usine de l'industrie chimique Nypro, à Flixborough.

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 "cyclohexane"?
"cyclohexane" is spelled C-Y-C-L-O-H-E-X-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \si.klɔ.ɛɡ.zan\.
What does "cyclohexane" mean?
As a noun, "cyclohexane" means: Hydrocarbure toxique et inflammable de formule brutee C₆H₁₂.
How do you pronounce "cyclohexane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cyclohexane" is \si.klɔ.ɛɡ.zan\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cyclohexane" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list