méthylbenzène

\me.til.bɛ̃.zɛn\

/\me.til.bɛ̃.zɛn\/ noun

The verdict

“méthylbenzène” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Autre nom du toluène.

Corpus desk

Index FR-methylbenzene · méthylbenzène · French

méthylbenzène · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 méthylbenzène
PropertyValue
Headwordméthylbenzène
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\me.til.bɛ̃.zɛn\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « méthylbenzène » en français

méthylbenzènesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

méthylbenzène is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \me.til.bɛ̃.zɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Autre nom du toluène.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for méthylbenzène in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is méthylbenzène, spelled M-É-T-H-Y-L-B-E-N-Z-È-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autre nom du toluène.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. On a utilisé deux solutés pour étudier la diffusion dans les liquides, le méthylbenzène, qui est une petite molécule qu’on peut assimiler à une sphère, et un cristal liquide qui est long et en forme de bâtonnet.

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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 "méthylbenzène"?
"méthylbenzène" is spelled M-É-T-H-Y-L-B-E-N-Z-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \me.til.bɛ̃.zɛn\.
What does "méthylbenzène" mean?
As a noun, "méthylbenzène" means: Autre nom du toluène.
How do you pronounce "méthylbenzène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "méthylbenzène" is \me.til.bɛ̃.zɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "méthylbenzène" come from?
"méthylbenzène" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list