éthanal
\e.ta.nal\
The verdict
“éthanal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aldéhyde issu de l'oxydation de l'éthanol, il possède une odeur caractéristique de pomme verte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ethanal · éthanal · French
éthanal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" 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 | éthanal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.ta.nal\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
éthanal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ta.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aldéhyde issu de l'oxydation de l'éthanol, il possède une odeur caractéristique de pomme verte.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for éthanal, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is éthanal, spelled É-T-H-A-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Aldéhyde issu de l'oxydation de l'éthanol, il possède une odeur caractéristique de pomme verte.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how éthanal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En 1934, Rice et Herzfeld ont étudié le mécanisme de la thermolyse ou pyrolyse de l’éthanal.
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.