captopril
/ˈkæp.təˌpɹɪl/noun
captopril is spelled C-A-P-T-O-P-R-I-L: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, captopril means “An ACE inhibitor used to treat hypertension and some types of congestive heart failure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of captopril is captoprils.
How many letters and syllables are in captopril?
| Letters | 9: C-A-P-T-O-P-R-I-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 captopril?
Captopril appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 captopril?
- US /ˈkæp.təˌpɹɪl/
Captopril has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of captopril
- captoprils plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does captopril mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ACE inhibitor used to treat hypertension and some types of congestive heart failure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does captopril come from?
From (mer)capto + pr(oline) + -yl or (mer)capto + pr(opion)yl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).