atenolol
/əˈtɛn.əˌlɔl/noun
atenolol is spelled A-T-E-N-O-L-O-L: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, atenolol means “A beta blocker used mainly to treat angina and high blood pressure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in atenolol?
| Letters | 8: A-T-E-N-O-L-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 atenolol?
Atenolol appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 atenolol?
- UK /əˈtɛn.ə.lɒl/
- US /əˈtɛn.əˌlɔl/
Atenolol has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does atenolol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A beta blocker used mainly to treat angina and high blood pressure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does atenolol come from?
Probably from a(ngina) + (hyper)ten(sion) + -olol (“beta blocker”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).