polysaccharide

\pɔ.li.sa.ka.ʁid\

/\pɔ.li.sa.ka.ʁid\/ noun

The verdict

“polysaccharide” 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) - Synonyme de polyoside ^([1]).

Corpus desk

Index FR-polysaccharide · polysaccharide · French

polysaccharide · 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 "P" 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 polysaccharide
PropertyValue
Headwordpolysaccharide
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔ.li.sa.ka.ʁid\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “polysaccharide” se place dans la fréquence du français

polysaccharidesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

polysaccharide is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔ.li.sa.ka.ʁid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de polyoside ^([1]).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for polysaccharide, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is polysaccharide, spelled P-O-L-Y-S-A-C-C-H-A-R-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de polyoside ^([1]).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ces polysaccharides diffèrent par la nature de leurs constituants, les monomères glycosidiques (glucose, galactose, fucose…), par le type d’isomères et par celui des liaisons dites osidiques qui les relient. Par exemple, les agars et les carraghénanes ne diffèrent essentiellement que par l’isomérie des unités galactose qui les composent.

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 "polysaccharide"?
"polysaccharide" is spelled P-O-L-Y-S-A-C-C-H-A-R-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.li.sa.ka.ʁid\.
What does "polysaccharide" mean?
As a noun, "polysaccharide" means: Synonyme de polyoside ^([1]).
How do you pronounce "polysaccharide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polysaccharide" is \pɔ.li.sa.ka.ʁid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list