caspofungin
/ˌkæ.spoʊˈfʌn.d͡ʒɪn/noun
caspofungin is spelled C-A-S-P-O-F-U-N-G-I-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caspofungin means “An antifungal drug of the echinocandin class, administered intravenously” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caspofungin is caspofungins.
How many letters and syllables are in caspofungin?
| Letters | 11: C-A-S-P-O-F-U-N-G-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 caspofungin?
Caspofungin appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 caspofungin?
- US /ˌkæ.spoʊˈfʌn.d͡ʒɪn/
Caspofungin has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of caspofungin
- caspofungins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caspofungin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An antifungal drug of the echinocandin class, administered intravenously.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does caspofungin come from?
From [Term?] + -fungin (“antifungal antibiotic”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).