citalopram
/saɪˈtæl.əˌpɹæm/
"citalopram" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“citalopram” is uncommon English (frequency #94,683 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,683
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A drug that functions as a SSRI and is administered orally in the form of its hydrobromide C₂₀H₂₁FN₂O·HBr to treat depression and anxiety. It is marketed under the trademark Celexa.
Corpus desk
Index EN-citalopram · citalopram · English
citalopram · rank #94,683 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,683
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH chup
Nearest frequency peer: chup (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “citalopram”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- chubs
chubs
5,321 corpus weight
- chunking
chunking
5,320 corpus weight
- chup
chup
5,319 corpus weight
- citalopram
citalopram
5,318 corpus weight
- clerestory
clerestory
5,316 corpus weight
- cloke
cloke
5,314 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “citalopram” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | citalopram |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /saɪˈtæl.əˌpɹæm/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #94,683 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “citalopram” in English
Rare enough to double-check
citalopram is uncommon English at frequency #94,683 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /saɪˈtæl.əˌpɹæm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A drug that functions as a SSRI and is administered orally in the form of its hydrobromide C₂₀H₂₁FN₂O·HBr to treat depression and anxiety. It is marketed under the trademark Celexa.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for citalopram, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Probably from cy(ano)- + (ph)thal(imide) + -o- + pr(opyl)am(ine). The correct English form is citalopram, spelled C-I-T-A-L-O-P-R-A-M.
Definition
- 1A drug that functions as a SSRI and is administered orally in the form of its hydrobromide C₂₀H₂₁FN₂O·HBr to treat depression and anxiety. It is marketed under the trademark Celexa.
Etymology
Probably from cy(ano)- + (ph)thal(imide) + -o- + pr(opyl)am(ine).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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