phencyclidine
\fɛ̃.si.kli.din\
The verdict
“phencyclidine” 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) - Psychotrope hallucinogène de formule chimique C₁₇H₂₅N.
Corpus desk
Index FR-phencyclidine · phencyclidine · French
phencyclidine · 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 "P" 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 | phencyclidine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɛ̃.si.kli.din\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « phencyclidine » en français
Rare enough to double-check
phencyclidine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛ̃.si.kli.din\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Psychotrope hallucinogène de formule chimique C₁₇H₂₅N.".
Zero misspellings are on record for phencyclidine in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is phencyclidine, spelled P-H-E-N-C-Y-C-L-I-D-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Psychotrope hallucinogène de formule chimique C₁₇H₂₅N.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how phencyclidine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle remarqua un saule épais, penché au-dessus de la rivière. Une bonne tête, elle s’en approcha. Il avait l’air de faire des grimaces et des clins d’œil. Ce n’était qu’une illusion, elle le savait bien. Les derniers effets secondaires de la phéncyclidine que son père avait exigé qu’elle prenne pour ne pas flancher au moment de l’évasion.
La phencyclidine (PCP) est la drogue psychodysleptique faisant le plus fréquemment l’objet d’abus. Commercialisée initialement en tant qu’anesthésique intraveineux à usage humain, cette drogue a été classifiée comme substance illégale aux États-Unis en 1967. La PCP peut provoquer de la léthargie, sédation, désorientation et agitation ; à des doses plus él…
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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.