bradykinin
/ˌbɹeɪ.dəˈkaɪ.nɪn/noun
bradykinin is spelled B-R-A-D-Y-K-I-N-I-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bradykinin means “A compound released in the blood in some circumstances which causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels. It is a peptide with…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bradykinin is bradykinins.
How many letters and syllables are in bradykinin?
| Letters | 10: B-R-A-D-Y-K-I-N-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bradykinin?
Bradykinin appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 bradykinin?
- UK /ˌbɹæd.ɪˈkʌɪ.nɪn/
- US /ˌbɹeɪ.dəˈkaɪ.nɪn/
Bradykinin has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bradykinin
- bradykinins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bradykinin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A compound released in the blood in some circumstances which causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels. It is a peptide with nine amino-acid residues.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bradykinin come from?
From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow, brady-”) + Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion”) + -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).