glyceraldehyde
noun
glyceraldehyde is spelled G-L-Y-C-E-R-A-L-D-E-H-Y-D-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glyceraldehyde means “The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glyceraldehyde is glyceraldehydes.
How many letters and syllables are in glyceraldehyde?
| Letters | 14: G-L-Y-C-E-R-A-L-D-E-H-Y-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glyceraldehyde?
Glyceraldehyde appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of glyceraldehyde
- glyceraldehydes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glyceraldehyde mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glyceraldehyde in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the aldotriose formed by oxidation of glycerol:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | gliceraldehído |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.