potentiel hydrogène
\pɔ.tɑ̃.sjɛ.l‿i.dʁɔ.ʒɛn\
The verdict
“potentiel hydrogène” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pH.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | potentiel hydrogène |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔ.tɑ̃.sjɛ.l‿i.dʁɔ.ʒɛn\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “potentiel hydrogène” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for potentiel hydrogène is 19 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɔ.tɑ̃.sjɛ.l‿i.dʁɔ.ʒɛn\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "pH.".
potentiel hydrogène doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is potentiel hydrogène, spelled P-O-T-E-N-T-I-E-L- -H-Y-D-R-O-G-È-N-E.
Definition
- 1pH.
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.
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- The one correct French spelling is P-O-T-E-N-T-I-E-L- -H-Y-D-R-O-G-È-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.