sucrose

Name: sucrose, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈsukɹoʊs/

//ˈsukɹoʊs// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“sucrose” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #39,120 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#39,120
frequency rank, English: 7
letters: 10
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A disaccharide with formula C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sucrose vs suppose

71% similar

sucrose vs sunrise

71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sucrose
Property	Value
Headword	sucrose
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈsukɹoʊs/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#39,120
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sucrose” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sucrose lands here:

#39,120

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for sucrose is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsukɹoʊs/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,120 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A disaccharide with formula C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sucrose, with forms such as "scurose", "ssucrose", and "succrose". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "suppose", "sunrise", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucr… The correct English form is sucrose, spelled S-U-C-R-O-S-E.

Definition

1
A disaccharide with formula C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle French sucre French sucre English -ose English sucrose From French sucre + English -ose.

Synonyms

saccharose

This word in other languages

sacarosa(Español)saccharose(Français)Saccharose(Deutsch)sacarose(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: scurose,ssucrose,succrose,sucorse,sucroes,sucrosse,sucrrose,sucrsoe,surcose,uscrose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sucrose - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "sucrose"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sucrose"?

"sucrose" is spelled S-U-C-R-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsukɹoʊs/.

What does "sucrose" mean?

As a noun, "sucrose" means: A disaccharide with formula C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.

What words are commonly confused with "sucrose"?

"sucrose" is commonly confused with "suppose", "sunrise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "sucrose"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sucrose" is /ˈsukɹoʊs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "sucrose"?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old F... See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “sucrose”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is S-U-C-R-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈsukɹoʊs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “suppose” - see the side-by-side comparison. sucrose vs suppose
Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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.