ibuprofène
\i.by.pʁɔ.fɛn\
The verdict
“ibuprofène” is uncommon French (frequency #54,012 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,012
- frequency rank, French
- 142,603
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dénomination commune internationale de l’acide alpha-méthyl-4-(2-méthylpropyl)benzènéthanoïque, qui est un anti-inflammatoire non stéroïdien agissant par inhibition sélective de la cyclooxygénase-1.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ibuprofène |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.by.pʁɔ.fɛn\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #54,012 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ibuprofène” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ibuprofène is uncommon French at frequency #54,012 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.by.pʁɔ.fɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dénomination commune internationale de l’acide alpha-méthyl-4-(2-méthylpropyl)benzènéthanoïque, qui est un anti-inflammatoire non stéroïdien agissant par inhibition sélective de la cyclooxygénase-1.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ibuprofène in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ibuprofène, spelled I-B-U-P-R-O-F-È-N-E.
Definition
- 1Dénomination commune internationale de l’acide alpha-méthyl-4-(2-méthylpropyl)benzènéthanoïque, qui est un anti-inflammatoire non stéroïdien agissant par inhibition sélective de la cyclooxygénase-1.
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.
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Using “ibuprofène”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-B-U-P-R-O-F-È-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \i.by.pʁɔ.fɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.