amobarbital
/ˌæm.oʊˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/noun
amobarbital is spelled A-M-O-B-A-R-B-I-T-A-L: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amobarbital means “A barbiturate administered especially in the form of its sodium salt C₁₁H₁₇N₂NaO₃ as a hypnotic and sedative; and as a supposed truth serum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amobarbital is amobarbitals.
How many letters and syllables are in amobarbital?
| Letters | 11: A-M-O-B-A-R-B-I-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is amobarbital?
Amobarbital appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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).
How do you pronounce amobarbital?
- US /ˌæm.oʊˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/
Amobarbital has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with amobarbital?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as amobarbital from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹbətɔl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of amobarbital
- amobarbitals plural
- amylobarbitone
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amobarbital mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A barbiturate administered especially in the form of its sodium salt C₁₁H₁₇N₂NaO₃ as a hypnotic and sedative; and as a supposed truth serum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amobarbital in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense drug:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | amobarbital |
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 amobarbital come from?
From am(yl) + -o- + barbital.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).