# acetaminophen

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˌsitəˈmɪnəfən/ · frequency rank #41,975

## Definitions
1. A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.

## Etymology
Shortening of the chemical name para-acetylaminophenol. By surface analysis, acet- + amino- + -phen.

## Common misspellings (19)
`accetaminophen`, `aceatminophen`, `acetaimnophen`, `acetaminnophen`, `acetaminohpen`, `acetaminopehn`, `acetaminophenn`, `acetaminophhen`, `acetaminophne`, `acetaminopphen`, `acetaminpohen`, `acetamionphen`, `acetamminophen`, `acetamniophen`, `acetmainophen`, `acettaminophen`, `acteaminophen`, `aectaminophen`, `caetaminophen`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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