carbamazepine

/ˌkɑː.bəˈmeɪ.zɪ.piːn/

//ˌkɑː.bəˈmeɪ.zɪ.piːn// noun

"carbamazepine" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“carbamazepine” is uncommon English (frequency #93,520 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,520
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.

Corpus desk

Index EN-carbamazepine · carbamazepine · English

carbamazepine · rank #93,520 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,520
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Canyonlands

Nearest frequency peer: Canyonlands (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “carbamazepine”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “carbamazepine” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for carbamazepine
PropertyValue
Headwordcarbamazepine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌkɑː.bəˈmeɪ.zɪ.piːn/
Letters13
Frequency rank#93,520
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “carbamazepine” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).carbamazepinefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Canyonlands” (#93,519), “cannabidiol” (#93,518), “cassowary” (#93,522). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “carbamazepine” is #93,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carbamazepine is uncommon English at frequency #93,520 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkɑː.bəˈmeɪ.zɪ.piːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.".

Zero misspellings are on record for carbamazepine in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of carbamoyl + benzazepine. The correct English form is carbamazepine, spelled C-A-R-B-A-M-A-Z-E-P-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how carbamazepine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Since α-carbamazepine is a monotrope of γ-carbamazepine, and γ-carbamazepine is an enantiotrope of β-carbamazepine, the physical stability hierarchy depends on the transition temperature of β- and γ-carbamazepine.

Etymology

Blend of carbamoyl + benzazepine.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carbamazepine"?
"carbamazepine" is spelled C-A-R-B-A-M-A-Z-E-P-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌkɑː.bəˈmeɪ.zɪ.piːn/.
What does "carbamazepine" mean?
As a noun, "carbamazepine" means: A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.
How do you pronounce "carbamazepine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carbamazepine" is /ˌkɑː.bəˈmeɪ.zɪ.piːn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "carbamazepine"?
Blend of carbamoyl + benzazepine. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "carbamazepine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list