antiemetic

/ˌænti.əˈmɛtɪk/

//ˌænti.əˈmɛtɪk// adj

"antiemetic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“antiemetic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That combats nausea and vomiting

Corpus desk

Index EN-antiemetic · antiemetic · English

antiemetic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for antiemetic
PropertyValue
Headwordantiemetic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌænti.əˈmɛtɪk/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “antiemetic” in English

antiemeticfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

antiemetic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌænti.əˈmɛtɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "That combats nausea and vomiting".

No generated misspelling entries exist for antiemetic in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From anti- + emetic. The correct English form is antiemetic, spelled A-N-T-I-E-M-E-T-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    That combats nausea and vomiting

Etymology

From anti- + emetic.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antiemetic"?
"antiemetic" is spelled A-N-T-I-E-M-E-T-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌænti.əˈmɛtɪk/.
What does "antiemetic" mean?
As an adjective, "antiemetic" means: That combats nausea and vomiting
How do you pronounce "antiemetic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antiemetic" is /ˌænti.əˈmɛtɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "antiemetic"?
From anti- + emetic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list