acetylsalicylic
adjective
acetylsalicylic is spelled A-C-E-T-Y-L-S-A-L-I-C-Y-L-I-C: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, acetylsalicylic means “Describing any derivative of salicylic acid in which the phenolic hydroxyl has been acetylated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in acetylsalicylic?
| Letters | 15: A-C-E-T-Y-L-S-A-L-I-C-Y-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is acetylsalicylic?
Acetylsalicylic appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does acetylsalicylic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Describing any derivative of salicylic acid in which the phenolic hydroxyl has been acetylated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acetylsalicylic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense derivative:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | acétylsalicylique |
| Spanish | acetilsalicílico |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does acetylsalicylic come from?
From acetyl + salicylic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).