phénol
\fe.nɔl\
The verdict
“phénol” is uncommon French (frequency #58,162 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,162
- frequency rank, French
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Composés organiques constitués d'un arène et d'un groupe hydroxyle (-OH).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | phénol |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fe.nɔl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #58,162 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “phénol” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
phénol is uncommon French at frequency #58,162 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \fe.nɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for phénol, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is phénol, spelled P-H-É-N-O-L.
Definition
- 1Composés organiques constitués d'un arène et d'un groupe hydroxyle (-OH).
- 2Représentant le plus simple de la classe des phénols (voir ci-dessus), il s'agit de l'hydroxybenzène, cristaux blancs à odeur d'urine de souris, très corrosif pour les tissus vivants. Il a été extrait dès le XVII^(ème) siècle des goudrons de houille.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “phénol”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-H-É-N-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fe.nɔl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.