barbiturate
bar·bit·ur·ate/ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹɪt/noun
barbiturate is spelled B-A-R-B-I-T-U-R-A-T-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables (bar·bit·ur·ate). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, barbiturate means “Any salt or ester of barbituric acid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of barbiturate is barbiturates.
How many letters and syllables are in barbiturate?
| Letters | 11: B-A-R-B-I-T-U-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: bar·bit·ur·ate |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st 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 barbiturate?
Barbiturate appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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 barbiturate?
- /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹɪt/
- /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹeɪt/
- /ˌbɑɹbɪˈt(j)ʊəɹɪt/
Barbiturate has 4 syllables, split bar·bit·ur·ate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Barbiturate.ogg, En-uk-barbiturate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of barbiturate
- barbiturates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does barbiturate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
- 2
Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Barbiturate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous s:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | barbiturique |
| German | Barbiturat, Barbitursäurepräparat |
| Portuguese | barbitúrico |
| Spanish | barbitúrico |
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 barbiturate come from?
Borrowed from German Barbiturat, equivalent to barbituric + -ate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).