sucralose

\sy.kʁa.loz\

/\sy.kʁa.loz\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dérivé artificiel trichloré du glucose ou du galactose, son pouvoir sucrant est 500 fois plus élevé que celui du saccharose ou sucre de table. On le fabrique à partir du saccharose.

Key facts for sucralose
PropertyValue
Headwordsucralose
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sy.kʁa.loz\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sucralose” sits in French frequency

sucralose falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sucralose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sy.kʁa.loz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dérivé artificiel trichloré du glucose ou du galactose, son pouvoir sucrant est 500 fois plus élevé que celui du saccharose ou sucre de table. On le fabrique à partir du saccharose.".

sucralose doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is sucralose, spelled S-U-C-R-A-L-O-S-E.

Definition

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    Dérivé artificiel trichloré du glucose ou du galactose, son pouvoir sucrant est 500 fois plus élevé que celui du saccharose ou sucre de table. On le fabrique à partir du saccharose.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sucralose"?
"sucralose" is spelled S-U-C-R-A-L-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.kʁa.loz\.
What does "sucralose" mean?
As a noun, "sucralose" means: Dérivé artificiel trichloré du glucose ou du galactose, son pouvoir sucrant est 500 fois plus élevé que celui du saccharose ou sucre de table. On le fabrique à partir du saccharose.
How do you pronounce "sucralose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sucralose" is \sy.kʁa.loz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sucralose" come from?
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Using “sucralose”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-U-C-R-A-L-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sy.kʁa.loz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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