Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sugar-free

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: sug-ar-free
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of food, drink, medication, chewing gum, etc: not containing sugar (and usually sweetened with a sugar substitute instead).

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English sugar-free From sugar + -free.

Inflected Forms

sugarfree (alternative)

Phrases

sugar-free suspension structured vehicle

Synonyms

sugarless

Questions

What does sugar-free mean?: Of food, drink, medication, chewing gum, etc: not containing sugar (and usually sweetened with a sugar substitute instead).
Where does sugar-free come from?: Etymology tree Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English sugar-free From sugar + -free.

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