raffinose
noun
raffinose is spelled R-A-F-F-I-N-O-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, raffinose means “A trisaccharide, composed of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is widely distributed in many plants” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of raffinose is raffinoses.
How many letters and syllables are in raffinose?
| Letters | 9: R-A-F-F-I-N-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 raffinose?
Raffinose appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 raffinose
- raffinoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does raffinose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A trisaccharide, composed of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is widely distributed in many plants.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Raffinose in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense trisaccharide:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Raffinose |
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.
Where does raffinose come from?
From French raffinose, from raffiner (“to refine”) + -ose (“a saccharide”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).