butorphanol
/bjuˈtɔɹ.fəˌnɔl/noun
butorphanol is spelled B-U-T-O-R-P-H-A-N-O-L: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, butorphanol means “A synthetic analgesic and antitussive opioid drug (trademark Stadol) administered in the form of its tartrate C₂₁H₂₉NO₂·C₄H₆O₆ as a nasal spray or by…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in butorphanol?
| Letters | 11: B-U-T-O-R-P-H-A-N-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 butorphanol?
Butorphanol appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 butorphanol?
- US /bjuˈtɔɹ.fəˌnɔl/
Butorphanol 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 butorphanol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A synthetic analgesic and antitussive opioid drug (trademark Stadol) administered in the form of its tartrate C₂₁H₂₉NO₂·C₄H₆O₆ as a nasal spray or by injection especially for the relief of pain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does butorphanol come from?
From (cyclo)but(yl) + -orphan (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”) + -ol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).