dimenhydrinate
/ˌdaɪˌmɛnˈhaɪ.dɹɪˌneɪt/noun
dimenhydrinate is spelled D-I-M-E-N-H-Y-D-R-I-N-A-T-E: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dimenhydrinate means “A crystalline antihistamine over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dimenhydrinate is dimenhydrinates.
How many letters and syllables are in dimenhydrinate?
| Letters | 14: D-I-M-E-N-H-Y-D-R-I-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 dimenhydrinate?
Dimenhydrinate appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 dimenhydrinate?
- US /ˌdaɪˌmɛnˈhaɪ.dɹɪˌneɪt/
Dimenhydrinate has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dimenhydrinate
- dimenhydrinates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dimenhydrinate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A crystalline antihistamine over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dimenhydrinate come from?
From dim(ethyl) + (b)en(z)hydr(yl) + (am)in(e) + -ate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).