cetirizine
/sɛˈtɪɹ.ɪˌzin/noun
cetirizine is spelled C-E-T-I-R-I-Z-I-N-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cetirizine means “A major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an antihistamine used in the treatment of allergies, hay fever, angioedema, and urticaria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cetirizine?
| Letters | 10: C-E-T-I-R-I-Z-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 cetirizine?
Cetirizine appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 cetirizine?
- US /sɛˈtɪɹ.ɪˌzin/
Cetirizine has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-cetirizine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cetirizine
- cetiricin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cetirizine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an antihistamine used in the treatment of allergies, hay fever, angioedema, and urticaria.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cetirizine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense metabolite of hydroxyzine:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cétirizine |
| Spanish | cetirizina |
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 cetirizine come from?
From (a)cet(ic acid)[Term?] + -izine (“diphenylmethylpiperazine derivative”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).