saccharide
/ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/
"saccharide" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“saccharide” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CₙH₂ₙOₙ. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformatio...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saccharide |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “saccharide” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
saccharide is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CₙH₂ₙOₙ. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformatio...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for saccharide in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From saccharo- + -ide. The correct English form is saccharide, spelled S-A-C-C-H-A-R-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CₙH₂ₙOₙ. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.
Etymology
From saccharo- + -ide.
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 “saccharide”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-A-C-C-H-A-R-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/ (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.