sulfite
\syl.fit\
The verdict
“sulfite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sel formé par la combinaison de l’acide sulfureux avec une base.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sulfite · sulfite · French
sulfite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | sulfite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \syl.fit\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sulfite » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sulfite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \syl.fit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for sulfite in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is sulfite, spelled S-U-L-F-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Sel formé par la combinaison de l’acide sulfureux avec une base.
- 2Conservateur utilisé pour la conservation des vins et divers autres aliments.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sulfite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sulfite de sodium.
Les sulfites (E220 à E228) des vins blancs et rosés, moutarde et certaines crevettes surgelées peuvent entraîner intolérance, allergies, maux de tête, irritations du tube digestif et contrarier la fixation de la vitamine B.
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.