drospirenone
/dɹoʊˈspɪɹ.əˌnoʊn/noun
drospirenone is spelled D-R-O-S-P-I-R-E-N-O-N-E: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, drospirenone means “A synthetic progestogen C₂₄H₃₀O₃ that is an analog of spironolactone and is used in birth control pills in combination with ethinylestradiol…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in drospirenone?
| Letters | 12: D-R-O-S-P-I-R-E-N-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 drospirenone?
Drospirenone appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 drospirenone?
- US /dɹoʊˈspɪɹ.əˌnoʊn/
- US /dɹoʊˈspaɪ.ɹəˌnoʊn/
Drospirenone has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drospirenone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A synthetic progestogen C₂₄H₃₀O₃ that is an analog of spironolactone and is used in birth control pills in combination with ethinylestradiol (trademarks Yasmin and Yaz).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does drospirenone come from?
From (dihy)dro- + spir(or)enone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).