métastyrol

noun

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.

Key facts for métastyrol
PropertyValue
Headwordmétastyrol
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « métastyrol » en français

métastyrolreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Polystyrène.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how métastyrol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "métastyrol"?
"métastyrol" is spelled M-É-T-A-S-T-Y-R-O-L.
What does "métastyrol" mean?
As a noun, "métastyrol" means: Polystyrène.
What language does "métastyrol" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list