xylitol
/ˈzaɪlɪtɑl/noun
xylitol is spelled X-Y-L-I-T-O-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, xylitol means “A pentahydric alcohol, C₅H₁₂O₅, penta-hydroxy pentane; derived from xylose; used as a sweetener” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of xylitol is xylitols.
How many letters and syllables are in xylitol?
| Letters | 7: X-Y-L-I-T-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th 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 xylitol?
Xylitol appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 xylitol?
- US /ˈzaɪlɪtɑl/
- US /-toʊl/
- UK /ˈzaɪlɪtɒl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-xylitol.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of xylitol
- xylitols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does xylitol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pentahydric alcohol, C₅H₁₂O₅, penta-hydroxy pentane; derived from xylose; used as a sweetener.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Xylitol in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an alcohol:
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 xylitol come from?
From Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) + English -itol (“anhydric alcohol”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).