clonazepam
/ˌkləʊˈneɪ.zɪ.pam/
"clonazepam" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clonazepam” is uncommon English (frequency #85,121 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,121
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A benzodiazepine with potent anticonvulsant used especially in the treatment of epilepsy and other seizure disorders; C₁₅H₁₀ClN₃O₃. It is a derivative of nitrazepam.
Corpus desk
Index EN-clonazepam · clonazepam · English
clonazepam · rank #85,121 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,121
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH coif
Nearest frequency peer: coif (+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 “clonazepam”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- cishet
cishet
14,883 corpus weight
- clonazepam
clonazepam
14,880 corpus weight
- coif
coif
14,879 corpus weight
- coital
coital
14,878 corpus weight
- comission
comission
14,875 corpus weight
- compartment…
compartmentalization
14,874 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “clonazepam” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clonazepam |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkləʊˈneɪ.zɪ.pam/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #85,121 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clonazepam” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
clonazepam is uncommon English at frequency #85,121 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkləʊˈneɪ.zɪ.pam/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A benzodiazepine with potent anticonvulsant used especially in the treatment of epilepsy and other seizure disorders; C₁₅H₁₀ClN₃O₃. It is a derivative of nitrazepam.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for clonazepam, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of chlo(ro)- + n(itr)azepam. The correct English form is clonazepam, spelled C-L-O-N-A-Z-E-P-A-M.
Definition
- 1A benzodiazepine with potent anticonvulsant used especially in the treatment of epilepsy and other seizure disorders; C₁₅H₁₀ClN₃O₃. It is a derivative of nitrazepam.
Etymology
Blend of chlo(ro)- + n(itr)azepam.
This word in other languages
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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