hydroxyde

\i.dʁɔk.sid\

/\i.dʁɔk.sid\/ noun

The verdict

“hydroxyde” is uncommon French (frequency #56,658 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,658
frequency rank, French
109,908
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Composé contenant au moins un groupement hydroxyle et vu comme susceptible de céder un ion OH⁻.

Key facts for hydroxyde
PropertyValue
Headwordhydroxyde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.dʁɔk.sid\
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,658
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hydroxyde” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hydroxyde lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hydroxyde is uncommon French at frequency #56,658 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.dʁɔk.sid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for hydroxyde in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is hydroxyde, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Composé contenant au moins un groupement hydroxyle et vu comme susceptible de céder un ion OH⁻.
  2. 2
    L’ion OH⁻ lui-même.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hydroxyde"?
"hydroxyde" is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.dʁɔk.sid\.
What does "hydroxyde" mean?
As a noun, "hydroxyde" means: Composé contenant au moins un groupement hydroxyle et vu comme susceptible de céder un ion OH⁻.
How do you pronounce "hydroxyde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hydroxyde" is \i.dʁɔk.sid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hydroxyde" come from?
"hydroxyde" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “hydroxyde”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \i.dʁɔk.sid\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list