fructose

\fʁyk.toz\

/\fʁyk.toz\/ noun

The verdict

“fructose” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,453. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,453
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Monosaccharide du groupe des cétoses et des hexoses présent dans les fruits et le miel; il constitue l’un des deux hexoses du saccharose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fructose · fructose · French

fructose · rank #43,453 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,453
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH frottant

Nearest frequency peer: frottant (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « fructose »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « fructose » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fructose
PropertyValue
Headwordfructose
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁyk.toz\
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,453
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fructose »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fructosese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « frottant » (#43,452), « fuyards » (#43,454), « Frexit » (#43,451). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fructose » est au #43,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around fructose (IPA \fʁyk.toz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,453 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Monosaccharide du groupe des cétoses et des hexoses présent dans les fruits et le miel; il constitue l’un des deux hexoses du saccharose.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for fructose, with forms such as "ffructose", "frcutose", and "frructose". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fructose, spelled F-R-U-C-T-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Monosaccharide du groupe des cétoses et des hexoses présent dans les fruits et le miel; il constitue l’un des deux hexoses du saccharose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fructose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le fructose est un glucide intéressant pour son fort pouvoir sucrant, supérieur à celui du saccharose.
  2. Afin d’entrer dans la glycolyse les carbones des glucides de réserve comme l’amidon, le saccharose ou les fructosanes, doit d'abord être hydrolysé sous forme de glucose ou de fructose puis converti en fructose-1,6-biphosphate.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffructose
  • frcutose
  • frructose
  • frucctose
  • frucotse
  • fructoes
  • fructosse
  • fructsoe
  • fructtose
  • frutcose
  • furctose
  • rfuctose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fructose - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffructose1frcutose2frructose1frucctose1frucotse2fructoes2fructosse1fructsoe2
Edit distance from "fructose"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fructose"?
"fructose" is spelled F-R-U-C-T-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁyk.toz\.
What does "fructose" mean?
As a noun, "fructose" means: Monosaccharide du groupe des cétoses et des hexoses présent dans les fruits et le miel; il constitue l’un des deux hexoses du saccharose.
What are common misspellings of "fructose"?
Common misspellings include "ffructose", "frcutose", "frructose", "frucctose", "frucotse". The correct spelling is "fructose".
How do you pronounce "fructose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fructose" is \fʁyk.toz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fructose" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fructose", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list