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
1,241
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...

Key facts for glicose
PropertyValue
Headwordglicose
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,298
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glicose” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). glicose lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around glicose, anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,298 among 1,241 “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

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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Using “glicose”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-L-I-C-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list