estradiol
\ɛs.tʁa.djɔl\
The verdict
“estradiol” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stéroïde œstrogène (terpène phénolique) du métabolisme servant au maintien de la fertilité et des caractères sexuels secondaires chez la femme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-estradiol · estradiol · French
estradiol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | estradiol |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.tʁa.djɔl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « estradiol » en français
Rare enough to double-check
estradiol is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛs.tʁa.djɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stéroïde œstrogène (terpène phénolique) du métabolisme servant au maintien de la fertilité et des caractères sexuels secondaires chez la femme.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for estradiol, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is estradiol, spelled E-S-T-R-A-D-I-O-L.
Definition
- 1Stéroïde œstrogène (terpène phénolique) du métabolisme servant au maintien de la fertilité et des caractères sexuels secondaires chez la femme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how estradiol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous avons donc recherché dans quelle mesure les résultats du dosage enzymatique de l’estrone et de l’estradiol urinaires pouvaient être corrélés à ceux du dosage radioimmunologique de l’estradiol plasmatique du cours du cycle menstruel.
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.