monosaccharide

\mɔ.nɔ.sa.ka.ʁid\

/\mɔ.nɔ.sa.ka.ʁid\/ noun

The verdict

“monosaccharide” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sucre simple.

Corpus desk

Index FR-monosaccharide · monosaccharide · French

monosaccharide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for monosaccharide
PropertyValue
Headwordmonosaccharide
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ.nɔ.sa.ka.ʁid\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « monosaccharide » en français

monosaccharidereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

monosaccharide is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ.nɔ.sa.ka.ʁid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sucre simple.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for monosaccharide, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is monosaccharide, spelled M-O-N-O-S-A-C-C-H-A-R-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sucre simple.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les polysaccharides peuvent être composés d’un seul type de monosaccharide (homoglycane) ou de plusieurs monosaccharides différents (hétéroglycane).

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monosaccharide"?
"monosaccharide" is spelled M-O-N-O-S-A-C-C-H-A-R-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.nɔ.sa.ka.ʁid\.
What does "monosaccharide" mean?
As a noun, "monosaccharide" means: Sucre simple.
How do you pronounce "monosaccharide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monosaccharide" is \mɔ.nɔ.sa.ka.ʁid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monosaccharide" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list