excipient
/ɪkˈsɪpɪənt/noun, adjective
excipient is spelled E-X-C-I-P-I-E-N-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, excipient means “An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of excipient is excipients.
How many letters and syllables are in excipient?
| Letters | 9: E-X-C-I-P-I-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 excipient?
Excipient appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 excipient?
- /ɪkˈsɪpɪənt/
- /ɛkˈsɪpiənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Gt59514-excipient.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of excipient
- excipients plural
- more excipient comparative
- most excipient superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does excipient mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage.
- 2
An exceptor.
adjective
- 1
Taking an exception.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Excipient in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Drug additive without therapeutic or diagnostic effect:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | excipient |
| German | Hilfsstoff |
| Portuguese | excipiente |
| Spanish | excipiente |
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 excipient come from?
Borrowed from Latin excipiēns, present participle of excipiō. See except.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).