dioxyde de silicium
\djɔk.sid də si.li.sjɔm\
The verdict
“dioxyde de silicium” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Composé chimique de formule SiO₂.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dioxyde de silicium |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \djɔk.sid də si.li.sjɔm\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dioxyde de silicium” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for dioxyde de silicium is 19 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \djɔk.sid də si.li.sjɔm\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Composé chimique de formule SiO₂.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dioxyde de silicium, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dioxyde de silicium, spelled D-I-O-X-Y-D-E- -D-E- -S-I-L-I-C-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1Composé chimique de formule SiO₂.
This word in other languages
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Using “dioxyde de silicium”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-I-O-X-Y-D-E- -D-E- -S-I-L-I-C-I-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \djɔk.sid də si.li.sjɔm\ (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.