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 May 6, 2026) - Molécule azotée hétérocyclique aromatique constituée d’un cycle à quatre carbones et à deux azotes en positions 1,3.
| 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) |
Where “pyrimidine” sits in French frequency
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.
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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.
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Using “pyrimidine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-Y-R-I-M-I-D-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pi.ʁi.mi.din\ (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.