sacarose

/sa.ka.ˈɾɔ.zi/

//sa.ka.ˈɾɔ.zi// noun

The verdict

“sacarose” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #53,009 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,009
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome técnico para o açúcar comum, um dissacarídeo formado por glicose e frutose

Key facts for sacarose
PropertyValue
Headwordsacarose
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sa.ka.ˈɾɔ.zi/
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,009
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sacarose” 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). sacarose lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for sacarose is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sa.ka.ˈɾɔ.zi/. Corpus data places it at rank #53,009 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nome técnico para o açúcar comum, um dissacarídeo formado por glicose e frutose".

sacarose doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is sacarose, spelled S-A-C-A-R-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome técnico para o açúcar comum, um dissacarídeo formado por glicose e frutose

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); 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 "sacarose"?
"sacarose" is spelled S-A-C-A-R-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /sa.ka.ˈɾɔ.zi/.
What does "sacarose" mean?
As a noun, "sacarose" means: nome técnico para o açúcar comum, um dissacarídeo formado por glicose e frutose
How do you pronounce "sacarose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sacarose" is /sa.ka.ˈɾɔ.zi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sacarose" come from?
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Using “sacarose”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-A-C-A-R-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /sa.ka.ˈɾɔ.zi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list