sucre glace

\sy.kʁə ɡlas\

/\sy.kʁə ɡlas\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sucre réduit en poudre très fine, utilisé pour la décoration des gâteaux, tel quel ou en glaçage. Il contient généralement des additifs anti-agglomérants.

Key facts for sucre glace
PropertyValue
Headwordsucre glace
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sy.kʁə ɡlas\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sucre glace” sits in French frequency

sucre glace 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

sucre glace is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sy.kʁə ɡlas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sucre réduit en poudre très fine, utilisé pour la décoration des gâteaux, tel quel ou en glaçage. Il contient généralement des additifs anti-agglomérants.".

Zero misspellings are on record for sucre glace in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is sucre glace, spelled S-U-C-R-E- -G-L-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sucre réduit en poudre très fine, utilisé pour la décoration des gâteaux, tel quel ou en glaçage. Il contient généralement des additifs anti-agglomérants.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sucre glace"?
"sucre glace" is spelled S-U-C-R-E- -G-L-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.kʁə ɡlas\.
What does "sucre glace" mean?
As a noun, "sucre glace" means: Sucre réduit en poudre très fine, utilisé pour la décoration des gâteaux, tel quel ou en glaçage. Il contient généralement des additifs anti-agglomérants.
How do you pronounce "sucre glace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sucre glace" is \sy.kʁə ɡlas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sucre glace" come from?
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Using “sucre glace”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-U-C-R-E- -G-L-A-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sy.kʁə ɡlas\ (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