métastyrol
The verdict
“métastyrol” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polystyrène.
Corpus desk
Index FR-metastyrol · métastyrol · French
métastyrol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | métastyrol |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « métastyrol » en français
Rare enough to double-check
métastyrol is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Polystyrène.".
No misspelling variants are generated for métastyrol in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is métastyrol, spelled M-É-T-A-S-T-Y-R-O-L.
Definition
- 1Polystyrène.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how métastyrol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[Le styrol] a une grande tendance à se transformer en un polymère, le métastyrol, masse amorphe, transparente, qui par la chaleur régénère le styrol.
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.