peroxyde d’hydrogène
\pe.ʁɔk.sid d‿i.dʁɔ.ʒɛn\
The verdict
“peroxyde d’hydrogène” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Composé chimique de formule chimique H₂O₂, oxydant. Pur et anhydre c'est liquide très instable et explosif, notamment utilisé comme comburant. De façon courante, il est utilisé à diverses concentra...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | peroxyde d’hydrogène |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pe.ʁɔk.sid d‿i.dʁɔ.ʒɛn\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “peroxyde d’hydrogène” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
peroxyde d’hydrogène is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pe.ʁɔk.sid d‿i.dʁɔ.ʒɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Composé chimique de formule chimique H₂O₂, oxydant. Pur et anhydre c'est liquide très instable et explosif, notamment utilisé comme comburant. De façon courante, il est utilisé à diverses concentra...".
peroxyde d’hydrogène has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is peroxyde d’hydrogène, spelled P-E-R-O-X-Y-D-E- -D-’-H-Y-D-R-O-G-È-N-E.
Definition
- 1Composé chimique de formule chimique H₂O₂, oxydant. Pur et anhydre c'est liquide très instable et explosif, notamment utilisé comme comburant. De façon courante, il est utilisé à diverses concentrations en solution aqueuse, sous le nom d’eau oxygénée.
This word in other languages
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- The one correct French spelling is P-E-R-O-X-Y-D-E- -D-’-H-Y-D-R-O-G-È-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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