barbiturate
/ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹɪt/
"barbiturate" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“barbiturate” is uncommon English (frequency #83,035 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,035
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
Corpus desk
Index EN-barbiturate · barbiturate · English
barbiturate · rank #83,035 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,035
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 31,241
- PHOTO-FINISH Bann
Nearest frequency peer: Bann (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “barbiturate”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- balrog
balrog
16,971 corpus weight
- Bambang
Bambang
16,970 corpus weight
- bankable
bankable
16,968 corpus weight
- Bann
Bann
16,967 corpus weight
- barbiturate
barbiturate
16,966 corpus weight
- barefooted
barefooted
16,963 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “barbiturate” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barbiturate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹɪt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #83,035 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “barbiturate” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
barbiturate is uncommon English at frequency #83,035 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for barbiturate in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: See barbituric. The correct English form is barbiturate, spelled B-A-R-B-I-T-U-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
- 2Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.
Etymology
See barbituric.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.