maltose
\mal.toz\
The verdict
“maltose” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diholoside contenu dans les grains d’orge.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maltose · maltose · French
maltose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maltose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mal.toz\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « maltose » en français
Rare enough to double-check
maltose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mal.toz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diholoside contenu dans les grains d’orge.".
No misspelling variants are generated for maltose in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is maltose, spelled M-A-L-T-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Diholoside contenu dans les grains d’orge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how maltose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le maltose, troisième et dernier grand représentant de cette catégorie est connu pour être obtenu par hydrolyse enzymatique à partir de l’amidon de l’orge germé.
This word in other languages
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.