drugstore
/ˈdɹʌɡ.stoɹ/noun
drugstore is spelled D-R-U-G-S-T-O-R-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, drugstore means “Synonym of pharmacy, especially a small standalone general store which includes a pharmacy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of drugstore is drugstores.
How many letters and syllables are in drugstore?
| Letters | 9: D-R-U-G-S-T-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 drugstore?
Drugstore appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 drugstore?
- US /ˈdɹʌɡ.stoɹ/
- UK /ˈdɹʌɡ.stɔː(ɹ)/
Drugstore has 2 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: En-uk-drugstore.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with drugstore
Also written: drug, drug store (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of drugstore
- drugstores plural
- drug store
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drugstore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSSynonym of pharmacy, especially a small standalone general store which includes a pharmacy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate drugstore?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of drugstore: drug.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Drugstore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pharmacy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | droguería |
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.
Where does drugstore come from?
From drug + store.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).