ciclosporin
/ˌsaɪ.kləˈspɔɹ.ɪn/noun
ciclosporin is spelled C-I-C-L-O-S-P-O-R-I-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ciclosporin means “An immunosuppressive drug C₆₂H₁₁₁N₁₁O₁₂ that is a cyclic polypeptide obtained as a metabolite from a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum) and is used…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ciclosporin?
| Letters | 11: C-I-C-L-O-S-P-O-R-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 ciclosporin?
Ciclosporin appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 ciclosporin?
- UK /ˌsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˈspɔː.ɹɪn/
- US /ˌsaɪ.kləˈspɔɹ.ɪn/
Ciclosporin 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 ciclosporin?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ciclosporin from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹɪn/):
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).
Forms of ciclosporin
- cyclosporin
- cyclosporine
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ciclosporin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An immunosuppressive drug C₆₂H₁₁₁N₁₁O₁₂ that is a cyclic polypeptide obtained as a metabolite from a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum) and is used especially to prevent rejection of transplanted organs and in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).