alprazolam
/alˈpɹeɪ.zəʊ.lam/
"alprazolam" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“alprazolam” is an uncommon English word, ranked #83,961 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #83,961
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A drug (trademark Xanax) of the benzodiazepine group (8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine), used in the treatment of anxiety.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alprazolam |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /alˈpɹeɪ.zəʊ.lam/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #83,961 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alprazolam” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for alprazolam is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /alˈpɹeɪ.zəʊ.lam/. Corpus data places it at rank #83,961 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A drug (trademark Xanax) of the benzodiazepine group (8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine), used in the treatment of anxiety.".
No misspelling variants are generated for alprazolam in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From al(pha) + p(henyl) + (t)r(i)azol(o) + -(azep)am. The correct English form is alprazolam, spelled A-L-P-R-A-Z-O-L-A-M.
Definition
- 1A drug (trademark Xanax) of the benzodiazepine group (8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine), used in the treatment of anxiety.
Etymology
From al(pha) + p(henyl) + (t)r(i)azol(o) + -(azep)am.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct English spelling is A-L-P-R-A-Z-O-L-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.