propanone
\pʁɔ.pa.nɔn\
The verdict
“propanone” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom officiel de l’acétone.
Corpus desk
Index FR-propanone · propanone · French
propanone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | propanone |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁɔ.pa.nɔn\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « propanone » en français
Rare enough to double-check
propanone is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔ.pa.nɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom officiel de l’acétone.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for propanone, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is propanone, spelled P-R-O-P-A-N-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1Nom officiel de l’acétone.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how propanone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La propanone utilisée est celle du bisulfite rectifiée sur du carbonate de potassium sec.
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.