androstenedione
/ˌæn.dɹəˌstinˈdaɪˌoʊn/noun
androstenedione is spelled A-N-D-R-O-S-T-E-N-E-D-I-O-N-E: 15 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, androstenedione means “A steroid sex hormone C₁₉H₂₆O₂ that is secreted by the testes, ovaries, and adrenal cortex and is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of androstenedione is androstenediones.
How many letters and syllables are in androstenedione?
| Letters | 15: A-N-D-R-O-S-T-E-N-E-D-I-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 androstenedione?
Androstenedione 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).
How do you pronounce androstenedione?
- UK /ˌan.dɹɒ.stiːnˈdʌɪ.əʊn/
- US /ˌæn.dɹəˌstinˈdaɪˌoʊn/
Androstenedione 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 androstenedione?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as androstenedione from its last stressed vowel (/aɪoʊn/):
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 androstenedione
- androstenediones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does androstenedione mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A steroid sex hormone C₁₉H₂₆O₂ that is secreted by the testes, ovaries, and adrenal cortex and is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone and estrogen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Androstenedione in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | androstenediona |
| Spanish | androstediona |
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 androstenedione come from?
From androstene + dione.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).