dessiccant
\dɛ.si.kɑ̃\
The verdict
“dessiccant” 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) - Substance qui capte l’humidité à des fins de conservation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dessiccant · dessiccant · French
dessiccant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dessiccant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dɛ.si.kɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dessiccant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɛ.si.kɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dessiccant, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dessiccant, spelled D-E-S-S-I-C-C-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Substance qui capte l’humidité à des fins de conservation.
- 2Emballage contenant cette substance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dessiccant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La boîte pourvue d'un dessicant doit toujours être bien fermée.
Synonyms
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.