aminoglycoside
noun
aminoglycoside is spelled A-M-I-N-O-G-L-Y-C-O-S-I-D-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aminoglycoside means “Any N-glycoside of an amine, in some cases functioning as an antibiotic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aminoglycoside is aminoglycosides.
How many letters and syllables are in aminoglycoside?
| Letters | 14: A-M-I-N-O-G-L-Y-C-O-S-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 aminoglycoside?
Aminoglycoside appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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).
Forms of aminoglycoside
- aminoglycosides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aminoglycoside mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any N-glycoside of an amine, in some cases functioning as an antibiotic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aminoglycoside in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any N-glycoside of an amine:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | aminoglicosídeo, aminoglicosídio |
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 aminoglycoside come from?
From amino- + glycoside.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).