anxiolytic
/ˌeɪŋziəˈlɪtɪk/adjective, noun
anxiolytic is spelled A-N-X-I-O-L-Y-T-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, anxiolytic means “That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in anxiolytic?
| Letters | 10: A-N-X-I-O-L-Y-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 86,301st 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 anxiolytic?
Anxiolytic appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st 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 anxiolytic?
- US /ˌeɪŋziəˈlɪtɪk/
- UK /ˌæŋksiəˈlɪtɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En_US_anxiolytic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with anxiolytic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as anxiolytic from its last stressed vowel (/ɪtɪk/):
- critic
- Semitic
- parasitic
- electrolytic
- diacritic
- martensitic
- sybaritic
- Glagolitic
- granulocytic
- chondritic
- mephitic
- proclitic
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 anxiolytic
- more anxiolytic comparative
- most anxiolytic superlative
- anxiolytics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anxiolytic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing.
noun
- 1
A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anxiolytic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | ansiolítico, calmante |
| German | Anxiolytikum |
| Spanish | ansiolítico |
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 anxiolytic come from?
From anxio- + -lytic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).