hydroxyde de sodium
\i.dʁɔ.ksid də sɔ.djɔm\
The verdict
“hydroxyde de sodium” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Composé chimique solide hygroscopique, de couleur blanche à température ambiante, de formule NaOH, qui se dissout dans l’eau et prend la forme ionisée Na⁺OH⁻ et constitue une base forte extrêmement...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hydroxyde de sodium |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.dʁɔ.ksid də sɔ.djɔm\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hydroxyde de sodium” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hydroxyde de sodium is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.dʁɔ.ksid də sɔ.djɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Composé chimique solide hygroscopique, de couleur blanche à température ambiante, de formule NaOH, qui se dissout dans l’eau et prend la forme ionisée Na⁺OH⁻ et constitue une base forte extrêmement...".
hydroxyde de sodium doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is hydroxyde de sodium, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-D-E- -D-E- -S-O-D-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1Composé chimique solide hygroscopique, de couleur blanche à température ambiante, de formule NaOH, qui se dissout dans l’eau et prend la forme ionisée Na⁺OH⁻ et constitue une base forte extrêmement caustique qui attaque tous les tissus vivants.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "hydroxyde de sodium"?
What does "hydroxyde de sodium" mean?
How do you pronounce "hydroxyde de sodium"?
What language does "hydroxyde de sodium" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “hydroxyde de sodium”
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- -D-E- -S-O-D-I-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \i.dʁɔ.ksid də sɔ.djɔm\ (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
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.