cefuroxime
/ˌsɛf.jəˈɹɑkˌsim/noun
cefuroxime is spelled C-E-F-U-R-O-X-I-M-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cefuroxime means “A second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cefuroxime?
| Letters | 10: C-E-F-U-R-O-X-I-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cefuroxime?
Cefuroxime appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 cefuroxime?
- US /ˌsɛf.jəˈɹɑkˌsim/
- US /səˈfjʊɹ.əˌzim/
Cefuroxime 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 rhymes with cefuroxime?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cefuroxime from its last stressed vowel (/ɑksim/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does cefuroxime mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).