iode
French, noun
iode is spelled I-O-D-E (4 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,887th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Iode is a French masculine noun meaning “iodine (chemical element)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, iodé is a different word: “iodized, iodinated”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Élément chimique de numéro atomique 53 et de symbole I qui fait partie des halogènes”.
What does iode mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineiodine (chemical element)
adjective
- 1
iodized, iodinated
verb
- 1
past participle of ioder
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui contient de l’iode.
noun: 1. Élément chimique de numéro atomique 53 et de symbole I qui fait partie des halogènes. 2. Diiode, solide bleu-noir brillant et très volatil, s’évaporant en un gaz bleu-violet très irritant. 3. Teinture d’iode.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of iode
- iodée feminine
- iodés masculine plural
- iodées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to iode
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is iode in French?
iode appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).