arbutin
noun
arbutin is spelled A-R-B-U-T-I-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arbutin means “A glycoside of hydroquinone, found in bearberry, that is used to treat some diseases of the urinary tract” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in arbutin?
| Letters | 7: A-R-B-U-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 arbutin?
Arbutin appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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).
What does arbutin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A glycoside of hydroquinone, found in bearberry, that is used to treat some diseases of the urinary tract
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arbutin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a glycoside of hydroquinone found in bearberry:
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.