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saccharine

sac·cha·rineUK /ˈsækəɹaɪn/adjective, noun

saccharine is spelled S-A-C-C-H-A-R-I-N-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (sac·cha·rine). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, saccharine means “Of or relating to sugar; sugary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in saccharine?

Letters10: S-A-C-C-H-A-R-I-N-E
Syllables3: sac·cha·rine
In writingabout once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search
Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).

How common is saccharine?

Saccharine appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 saccharine?

  • UK /ˈsækəɹaɪn/
  • UK /-ɹɪn/
  • UK /-ɹiːn/

Saccharine has 3 syllables, split sac·cha·rine in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-saccharine.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Words people confuse with saccharine

Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).

saccharin vs saccharine0 B

Also written: saccharin.

Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

Forms of saccharine

  • more saccharine comparative
  • most saccharine superlative
  • saccharines plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does saccharine mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adjective

  1. 1

    datedOf or relating to sugar; sugary.

  2. 2

    datedContaining a large or excessive amount of sugar.

  3. 3

    derogatoryExcessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of ridiculousness; sickly sweet, syrupy.

  4. 4

    Resembling granulated sugar; saccharoid.

  5. 5

    Of or relating to saccharin (“a white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products”).

noun

  1. 1

    datedSomething which is saccharine or sweet; sugar.

  2. 2

    Sentimentalism.

  3. 3

    Alternative spelling of saccharin.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Saccharine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Portuguesesacarino (of or relating to sugar – see also sugary)
Spanishsacarino, sacarífero (of or relating to sugar – see also sugary), cursi, dulzón, empalagoso, meloso (excessively sweet, especially if romantic or…)
Frenchcucul la praline, fleur bleue (excessively sweet, especially if romantic or…)
Germansüßlich (excessively sweet, especially if romantic or…)

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 saccharine come from?

From New Latin saccharum (“sugar”) + English -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Saccharum is derived from saccharon (“syrupy liquid from bamboo or reeds”), from Ancient Greek σάκχαρον (sákkharon)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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