benzedrine
"benzedrine" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“benzedrine” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The racemic mixture of amphetamine (dl-amphetamine).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | benzedrine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “benzedrine” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
benzedrine is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The racemic mixture of amphetamine (dl-amphetamine).".
benzedrine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the trade name for the first pharmaceutical (racemic) amphetamine (1932), derived from benzyl-methyl carbinamine. The correct English form is benzedrine, spelled B-E-N-Z-E-D-R-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1The racemic mixture of amphetamine (dl-amphetamine).
Etymology
From the trade name for the first pharmaceutical (racemic) amphetamine (1932), derived from benzyl-methyl carbinamine.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “benzedrine”
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- The one correct English spelling is B-E-N-Z-E-D-R-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.