cephalosporin
/kɛfələʊˈspɔəɹɪn/noun
cephalosporin is spelled C-E-P-H-A-L-O-S-P-O-R-I-N: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cephalosporin means “Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cephalosporin is cephalosporins.
How many letters and syllables are in cephalosporin?
| Letters | 13: C-E-P-H-A-L-O-S-P-O-R-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cephalosporin?
Cephalosporin appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 cephalosporin?
- /kɛfələʊˈspɔəɹɪn/
Cephalosporin has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cephalosporin
- cephalosporins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cephalosporin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cephalosporin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense antibiotic derived from Acremonium fungi:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | céphalosporine |
| German | Zephalosporin |
| Portuguese | cefalosporina |
| Spanish | cefalosporina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cephalosporin come from?
From translingual Cephalosporium (now Acremonium), a genus of fungi, + -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).