dispensary
/dɪsˈpɛnsəɹi/noun
dispensary is spelled D-I-S-P-E-N-S-A-R-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dispensary means “An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dispensary is dispensaries.
How many letters and syllables are in dispensary?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-P-E-N-S-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dispensary?
Dispensary appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 dispensary?
- UK /dɪsˈpɛnsəɹi/
Dispensary has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dispensary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dispensary
- dispensaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dispensary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.
- 2
A retail establishment that sells marijuana and related supplies to customers with a prescription to use it for medical purposes.
- 3
datedSynonym of pharmacy, particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dispensary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dispensaire |
| German | Arzneimittelausgabe, Medikamentenausgabe, Ausgabestelle für Medikamente, Krankenhausapotheke , Apotheke , Dispensaire |
| Spanish | dispensario , expendeduría |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.