# sucrose

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsukɹoʊs/ · frequency rank #39,120

## Definitions
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.

## Easily confused with
- **suppose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sucrose-vs-suppose)
- **sunrise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sucrose-vs-sunrise)

## Common misspellings (10)
`scurose`, `ssucrose`, `succrose`, `sucorse`, `sucroes`, `sucrosse`, `sucrrose`, `sucrsoe`, `surcose`, `uscrose`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sucrose