acide ascorbique
\a.si.d‿a.skɔʁ.bik\
The verdict
“acide ascorbique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acide organique ayant des propriétés antioxydantes, présent sous une forme particulière — acide L-ascorbique (vitamine C) et ascorbates — dans les citrons, les jus de fruits (agrumes surtout) et le...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acide ascorbique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.si.d‿a.skɔʁ.bik\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “acide ascorbique” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
acide ascorbique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.si.d‿a.skɔʁ.bik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acide organique ayant des propriétés antioxydantes, présent sous une forme particulière — acide L-ascorbique (vitamine C) et ascorbates — dans les citrons, les jus de fruits (agrumes surtout) et le...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for acide ascorbique, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is acide ascorbique, spelled A-C-I-D-E- -A-S-C-O-R-B-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Acide organique ayant des propriétés antioxydantes, présent sous une forme particulière — acide L-ascorbique (vitamine C) et ascorbates — dans les citrons, les jus de fruits (agrumes surtout) et les légumes frais, qui est utilisé par l'industrie agroalimentaire comme antioxydant dans les produits finis ou comme désinfectant et fongicide dans les entrepôts.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct French spelling is A-C-I-D-E- -A-S-C-O-R-B-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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