glicose

noun

The verdict

“glicose” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,298. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,298
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cristal sólido de sabor adocicado, de fórmula molecular C₆H₁₂O₆; é o carboidrato mais importante na biologia, as células a usam como fonte de energia e intermediário metabólico; é também um dos pri...

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Index PT-glicose · glicose · Portuguese

glicose · rank #16,298 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,298
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH genérico

Nearest frequency peer: genérico (-3 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “glicose”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “glicose” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for glicose
PropertyValue
Headwordglicose
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,298
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “glicose”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.glicosecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “genérico” (#16,295), “fugitivo” (#16,293), “homo” (#16,307). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “glicose” fica em #16,298. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around glicose, anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,298 among 521 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "cristal sólido de sabor adocicado, de fórmula molecular C₆H₁₂O₆; é o carboidrato mais importante na biologia, as células a usam como fonte de energia e intermediário metabólico; é também um dos pri...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for glicose, with forms such as "gglicose", "gilcose", and "glciose". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is glicose, spelled G-L-I-C-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    cristal sólido de sabor adocicado, de fórmula molecular C₆H₁₂O₆; é o carboidrato mais importante na biologia, as células a usam como fonte de energia e intermediário metabólico; é também um dos principais produtos da fotossíntese e inicia a respiração celular em procariontes e eucariontes

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ele testará um novo tipo de insulina, que permite aplicar injeções três vezes por semana, e não diariamente, além de um novo medidor de glicose.

Synonyms

dextroseglucose

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gglicose
  • gilcose
  • glciose
  • gliccose
  • glicoes
  • glicosse
  • glicsoe
  • gliocse
  • gllicose
  • lgicose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glicose - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gglicose1gilcose2glciose2gliccose1glicoes2glicosse1glicsoe2gliocse2
Edit distance from "glicose"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glicose"?
"glicose" is spelled G-L-I-C-O-S-E.
What does "glicose" mean?
As a noun, "glicose" means: cristal sólido de sabor adocicado, de fórmula molecular C₆H₁₂O₆; é o carboidrato mais importante na biologia, as células a usam como fonte de energia e intermediário metabólico; é também um dos pri...
What are common misspellings of "glicose"?
Common misspellings include "gglicose", "gilcose", "glciose", "gliccose", "glicoes". The correct spelling is "glicose".
What language does "glicose" come from?
"glicose" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "glicose", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list