sorbitol
Spanish, noun/soɾbiˈtol/
sorbitol is spelled S-O-R-B-I-T-O-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish, the 144,191st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sorbitol is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sorbitol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Alcohol C₆H₁₄O₆, presente en algunas frutas o bien sintetizado, usado especialmente como humectante…”.
What does sorbitol mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesorbitol
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Alcohol C₆H₁₄O₆, presente en algunas frutas o bien sintetizado, usado especialmente como humectante, suavizante, o bien para elaborar ácido ascórbico.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sorbitol
- sorbitoles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sorbitol?
- /soɾbiˈtol/
- [soɾ.β̞iˈt̪ol]
- [soɾβ̞iˈt̪ol]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sorbitol
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sorbitol in Spanish?
sorbitol appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).