saccharide
/ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/noun
saccharide is spelled S-A-C-C-H-A-R-I-D-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, saccharide means “The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CₙH₂ₙOₙ. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of saccharide is saccharides.
How many letters and syllables are in saccharide?
| Letters | 10: S-A-C-C-H-A-R-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 saccharide?
Saccharide appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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).
How do you pronounce saccharide?
- UK /ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/
- US /ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/
- US /ˈsæk.ɚ.ɪd/
Saccharide has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Tesco250-saccharide.wav, En-us-saccharide.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of saccharide
- saccharides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does saccharide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
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 conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.
Holonyms: monosaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Saccharide in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | saccharide |
| German | Saccharid |
| Portuguese | sacarídeo |
| Spanish | sacárido |
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 saccharide come from?
From saccharo- + -ide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).