nitroglycérol

\ni.tʁo.ɡli.se.ʁɔl\

/\ni.tʁo.ɡli.se.ʁɔl\/ noun

The verdict

“nitroglycérol” 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) - Synonyme de nitroglycérine (C₃H₅N₃O₉).

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Index FR-nitroglycerol · nitroglycérol · French

nitroglycérol · 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 "N" 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 nitroglycérol
PropertyValue
Headwordnitroglycérol
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ni.tʁo.ɡli.se.ʁɔl\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nitroglycérol » en français

nitroglycérolreste 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

nitroglycérol is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ni.tʁo.ɡli.se.ʁɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de nitroglycérine (C₃H₅N₃O₉).".

No misspelling variants are generated for nitroglycérol 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is nitroglycérol, spelled N-I-T-R-O-G-L-Y-C-É-R-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de nitroglycérine (C₃H₅N₃O₉).

Synonyms

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 "nitroglycérol"?
"nitroglycérol" is spelled N-I-T-R-O-G-L-Y-C-É-R-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ni.tʁo.ɡli.se.ʁɔl\.
What does "nitroglycérol" mean?
As a noun, "nitroglycérol" means: Synonyme de nitroglycérine (C₃H₅N₃O₉).
How do you pronounce "nitroglycérol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nitroglycérol" is \ni.tʁo.ɡli.se.ʁɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nitroglycérol" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list