sorbitol
\sɔʁ.bi.tɔl\
The verdict
“sorbitol” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polyalcool extrait des baies de sorbier ou par hydrogénation du glucose ou du gulose qui s’emploie en confiserie.
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Index FR-sorbitol · sorbitol · French
sorbitol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sorbitol |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɔʁ.bi.tɔl\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sorbitol » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sorbitol is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɔʁ.bi.tɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Polyalcool extrait des baies de sorbier ou par hydrogénation du glucose ou du gulose qui s’emploie en confiserie.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for sorbitol in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sorbitol, spelled S-O-R-B-I-T-O-L.
Definition
- 1Polyalcool extrait des baies de sorbier ou par hydrogénation du glucose ou du gulose qui s’emploie en confiserie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sorbitol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Isolé du fruit du sorbier des oiseaux, le sorbitol est présent dans de nombreux autres fruits. On l’obtient industriellement par réduction catalytique du glucose.
Quel que fût l’état de la mer, dès que je quittais le ponton j’avais en bouche ce remède au sorbitol, à l’aspartame, au stéarate de magnésium et à l’huile de menthe dont j’espérais des miracles.
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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.