pyrimidine
\pi.ʁi.mi.din\
The verdict
“pyrimidine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Molécule azotée hétérocyclique aromatique constituée d’un cycle à quatre carbones et à deux azotes en positions 1,3.
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Index FR-pyrimidine · pyrimidine · French
pyrimidine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | pyrimidine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pi.ʁi.mi.din\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pyrimidine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pi.ʁi.mi.din\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pyrimidine in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pyrimidine, spelled P-Y-R-I-M-I-D-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Molécule azotée hétérocyclique aromatique constituée d’un cycle à quatre carbones et à deux azotes en positions 1,3.
- 2Dérivés de cette molécule.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pyrimidine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour cela, ils ont cherché à obtenir au moyen de la thymine soit la pyrimidine, soit un de ses dérivés connus.
Ces dimères de pyrimidines déforment localement la double hélice d'ADN, de telle façon qu'elle ne peut plus servir de matrice adéquate à la transcription ni à la réplication. De fait, un simple dimère de thymine non réparé suffit à provoquer la mort de E.coli.
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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.