powdered sugar
/ˈpaʊ.dəd ˈʃʊɡ.ə/
"powdered-sugar" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“powdered sugar” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Very finely ground sugar to which cornstarch is added to prevent lumping, mostly used in icings and confections to produce a smooth texture.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | powdered sugar |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpaʊ.dəd ˈʃʊɡ.ə/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “powdered sugar” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
powdered sugar is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpaʊ.dəd ˈʃʊɡ.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Very finely ground sugar to which cornstarch is added to prevent lumping, mostly used in icings and confections to produce a smooth texture.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for powdered sugar, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is powdered sugar, spelled P-O-W-D-E-R-E-D- -S-U-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Very finely ground sugar to which cornstarch is added to prevent lumping, mostly used in icings and confections to produce a smooth texture.
This word in other languages
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 “powdered sugar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-O-W-D-E-R-E-D- -S-U-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpaʊ.dəd ˈʃʊɡ.ə/ (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.