digoxin
/dɪˈd͡ʒɑk.sɪn/noun
digoxin is spelled D-I-G-O-X-I-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, digoxin means “A poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of digoxin is digoxins.
How many letters and syllables are in digoxin?
| Letters | 7: D-I-G-O-X-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 digoxin?
Digoxin appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 digoxin?
- UK /dɪˈdʒɒk.sɪn/
- US /dɪˈd͡ʒɑk.sɪn/
- US /dɪˈɡɑk.sɪn/
Digoxin has 3 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 digoxin?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as digoxin from its last stressed vowel (/ɑksɪn/):
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 digoxin
- digoxins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does digoxin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does digoxin come from?
First attested in c. 1930, contracted from digitoxin, from taxonomic name Digitalis lanata + toxin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).